Short term association between ambient air pollution and mortality and modification by temperature in five Indian cities

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 168-174

  Dholakia, Hem H ^a   Bhadra, Dhiman ^a   Garg, Amit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

GAM; Health effect; Particulate matter; PM10; Temperature pollution interactions; Time series

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION; GAM; HEALTH EFFECTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SHORT TERM;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY RISK; PARTICULATE MATTER; POISSON RATIO; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDIA; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION SIZE;

AHMEDABAD; ANDHRA PRADESH; BANGALORE; GUJARAT; HIMACHAL PRADESH; HYDERABAD [ANDHRA PRADESH]; INDIA; KARNATAKA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; SHIMLA;

EID: 84907681694     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.071     Document Type: Article

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