Who is sensitive to the effects of particulate air pollution on mortality? A case-crossover analysis of effect modifiers.

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Published in Epidemiology on March 01, 2004

Authors

Thomas F Bateson1, Joel Schwartz

Author Affiliations

1: Environmental Epidemiology Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. tbateson@post.harvard.edu

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