A critical review of the evidence on particulate air pollution and mortality

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 420-428

  Moolgavkar, Suresh H ^a   Georg Luebeck, E ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon monoxide; mortality; nitrogen dioxide; particulates; sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 8944261364     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199607000-00014     Document Type: Review

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