Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological time-series studies on outdoor air pollution and health in Asia

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 383-391

  Atkinson, R W ^a   Cohen, A ^b   Mehta, S ^b   Anderson, H R ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Effects Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Admissions; Air pollution; Asia; Health; Mortality; Systematic review; Time series

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870469111     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-010-0123-2     Document Type: Review

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