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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 155, No. 1 : 16
Copyright © 2002 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Hwang and Chan Respond to "Air Pollution and Health" by Dominici

Jing-Shiang Hwang1 and Chang-Chuan Chan2

1 Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan.
2 Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.

Abbreviations: PM10, particulate matter <= 10 µm in diameter


   INTRODUCTION
 
We appreciate Dr. Dominici's extensive commentary (1Go) on our paper (2Go). It appropriately elaborated on our findings regarding the use of Bayesian hierarchical models to assess effects of air pollution on daily clinic visits for lower respiratory tract illness. As Dominici pointed out, our study not only provided a consistent overall estimation of air pollution effects but also . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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