Potential Confounding of Particulate Matter on the Short-Term Association between Ozone and Mortality in Multisite Time-Series Studies
Bell ML, Kim JY, Dominici F. Potential Confounding of Particulate Matter on the Short-Term Association between Ozone and Mortality in Multisite Time-Series Studies. Environmental Health Perspectives 2007, 115: 1591-1595. PMID: 18007990, PMCID: PMC2072830, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.10108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential confoundingShort-term effectsMultisite time-series studyShort-term associationsMortality associationLikely confoundersU.S. urban communitiesShort-term exposureStudy daysTime-series studyMortalityStudy periodEffect estimatesConfoundersFurther investigationAssociationAmbient exposureMortality relationshipConfoundingDaysAerodynamic diameterExposureCovariatesDaily PM concentrationsUrban communities