Air Pollution and Deaths among Elderly Residents of S ão Paulo, Brazil: An Analysis of Mortality Displacement

Conclusions: We found evidence of mortality displacement within 30 days for nonaccidental and circulatory deaths in elderly residents of São Paulo. We did not find evidence of mortality displacement within 30 days for respiratory or cancer deaths.

Citation: Costa AF, Hoek G, Brunekreef B, Ponce de Leon AC. 2017. Air pollution and deaths among elderly residents of São Paulo, Brazil: an analysis of mortality displacement. Environ Health Perspect 125:349–354; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP98
Address correspondence to A.F. Costa, Rua Equador 831, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 20220-410. Telephone: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail]
A.F.C. received grant support from the Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation (Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) for her Ph.D. studies abroad.
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
Received: 21 October 2015
Revised: 12 September 2016
Accepted: 13 September 2016
Published: 7 October 2016
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Source: EHP Research - March 1, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Research Articles March 2017 Source Type: research