Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 1 , Pages 28-36 , January 2010

Short-term effect of concentrations of fine particulate matter on hospital admissions due to cardiovascular and respiratory causes among the over-75 age group in Madrid, Spain

  • C. Linares

      Affiliations

    • Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, National Centre for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • J. Díaz

      Affiliations

    • National School of Public Health, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, C/ Sinesio Delgado 6. 28029, Madrid, Spain. Tel.: +34 91 8222202; Fax: +34 91 3877862.

Received 3 February 2009 ,Revised 14 October 2009 ,Accepted 16 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.11.007

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