The effects of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases: lag structures Efeitos da poluição do ar nas doenças cardiovasculares: estruturas de defasagem

• Main Authors: Lourdes Conceição Martins (Author), Luiz A A Pereira (Author), Chin A Lin (Author), Ubiratan P Santos (Author), Gildeoni Prioli (Author), Olinda do Carmo Luiz (Author), Paulo H N Saldiva (Author), Alfésio Luís Ferreira Braga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2006-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the lag structure between air pollution exposure and elderly cardiovascular diseases hospital admissions, by gender. METHODS: Health data of people aged 64 years or older was stratified by gender in São Paulo city, Southeastern Brazil, from 1996 to 2001. Daily levels of air pol...