Epidemiological time series studies of PM2.5 and daily mortality and hospital admissions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Thorax

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 660-665

  Atkinson, R W ^a   Kang, S ^a   Anderson, H R ^a,b   Mills, I C ^c   Walton, H A ^b,d  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ASTHMA EPIDEMIOLOGY; COPD EPIDEMIOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84902259331     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204492     Document Type: Review

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