Evaluation of a spatially resolved forest fire smoke model for population-based epidemiologic exposure assessment

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 233-240

  Yao, Jiayun ^a   Eyamie, Jeff ^b   Henderson, Sarah B ^a,c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiovascular effects; epidemiology; forest fire smoke; modeling; particulate matter; respiratory effects

Indexed keywords

PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOKE;

AMBULATORY CARE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRE; FOREST; PARTICULATE MATTER; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SMOKE; TOXICITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRES; FORESTS; OFFICE VISITS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SMOKE;

EID: 84908032616     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2014.67     Document Type: Article

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