Effect modification of ozone-related mortality risks by temperature in 97 US cities

Environment International

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 128-134

  Jhun, Iny ^a   Fann, Neal ^b   Zanobetti, Antonella ^a   Hubbell, Bryan ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Effect modification; Mortality; Ozone; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; RISK PERCEPTION; TEMPERATURE; OZONE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

EFFECT MODIFICATIONS; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE LEVEL; TREATED TEMPERATURES;

OZONE; AIR POLLUTION;

OZONE; AIR POLLUTANT;

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATABASE; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; OZONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; AIR TEMPERATURE; HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY RISK; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; URBAN CLIMATE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; CITY; HEAT; HUMAN; RISK; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; OZONE LAYER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

UNITED STATES;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; OZONE; RISK; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907307608     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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