Short-Term Effects of Ambient Particles on Cardiovascular and Respiratory Mortality

Analitis, Antonis; Katsouyanni, Klea; Dimakopoulou, Konstantina; Samoli, Evangelia; K. Nikoloulopoulos, Aristidis; Petasakis, Yannis; Touloumi, Giota; Schwartz, Joel; Ross Anderson, Hugh; Cambra, Koldo; Forastiere, Francesco; Zmirou, Denis; M. Vonk, Judith; Clancy, Luke; Kříž, B; Bobvos, János; Pekkanen, Juha

doi:10.1097/01.ede.0000199439.57655.6b

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Short-Term Effects of Ambient Particles on Cardiovascular and Respiratory Mortality

Published in Epidemiology • Feb 13, 2006

Authors:

Antonis Analitis

Klea Katsouyanni

Konstantina Dimakopoulou

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Particulate air pollution is associated with increased mortality. There is a need for European results from multicountry databases concerning cause-specific mortality to obtain more accurate effect estimates. METHODS: We report the estimated effects of ambient particle concentrations (bl...

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Particulates

Environmental health

Confidence interval

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