Differential susceptibility according to gender in the association between air pollution and mortality from respiratory diseases Susceptibilidade segundo sexo na associação entre poluição do ar e mortalidade por doenças respiratórias

This study analyzed the association between air pollution and deaths from respiratory diseases, considering differential susceptibility according to gender. The authors used daily deaths from respiratory diseases (ICD-10, J00-J99), PM10, SO2, and O3 levels, and meteorological indicators in Volta Red...

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Main Authors: Marcio Sacramento de Oliveira, Antônio Ponce de Leon, Inês Echenique Mattos, Sérgio Koifman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2011-09-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2011000900016