Ozone air pollution and ischaemic stroke occurrence: A case-crossover study in Nice, France

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Suissa, Laurent ^a   Fortier, Mikael ^a   Lachaud, Sylvain ^a   Staccini, Pascal ^a   Mahagne, Marie Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84892621930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004060     Document Type: Article

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