Air Pollution and Mortality in Philadelphia

J.E. Kelsall, J.M. Samet, S.L. Zeger, and J. Xu
American Journal of Epidemiology 1997;146:750-762


Researchers from The Johns Hopkins University say they have confirmed the results of previous studies which found an association between particulate air pollution, as represented by a measure called "total suspended particles" (TSP), and mortality in Philadelphia. But have they?

I think all this study confirms is that The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health (my alma mater) needs to clean up its act.


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