Isolated and synergistic effects of PM10 and average temperature on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality

OBJECTIVE To analyze the effect of air pollution and temperature on mortality due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. METHODS We evaluated the isolated and synergistic effects of temperature and particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 10 µm (PM10) on the mortality of individuals...

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Main Authors: Samya de Lara Lins de Araujo Pinheiro, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Joel Schwartz, Antonella Zanobetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000600881&lng=en&tlng=en