Assessing the impact of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on respiratory-cardiovascular chronic diseases in the New York City Metropolitan area using Hierarchical Bayesian Model estimates

Environmental Research

Volumn 151, Issue , 2016, Pages 399-409

  Weber, Stephanie A ^a   Insaf, Tabassum Z ^b   Hall, Eric S ^c   Talbot, Thomas O ^b   Huff, Amy K ^d  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth (AOD); Air quality model; Air Quality System (AQS); Asthma; Case crossover; Community Multi Scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model; Fine particulate matter (PM2.5); Heart failure (HF); Hierarchical Bayesian Model (HBM); Myocardial infarction (MI)

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; HEALTH IMPACT; METROPOLITAN AREA; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW YORK; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; BAYES THEOREM; CHRONIC DISEASE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BAYES THEOREM; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW YORK CITY; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84982099518     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.07.012     Document Type: Article

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