On inferences about lag effects using lag models in air pollution time-series studies

Environmental Research

Volumn 171, Issue , 2019, Pages 134-144

  Kim, Honghyok ^a   Lee, Jong Tae ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bias; Inference; Lag model; Model selection

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; META-ANALYSIS; MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AVERAGING; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; SCIENTIST; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 85060025661     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.032     Document Type: Article

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