The acute effects of fine particles on respiratory mortality and morbidity in Beijing, 2004-2009

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 6433-6444

  Li, Pei ^a,b,d   Xin, Jinyuan ^b   Wang, Yuesi ^b   Wang, Shigong ^a   Li, Guoxing ^c   Pan, Xiaochuan ^c   Liu, Zirui ^b   Wang, Lili ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^d Unit 93534 of PLA   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Fine particle; Heath effect; Respiratory morbidity; Respiratory mortality

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POISSON RATIO; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84880832820     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1688-8     Document Type: Article

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