Concentration-response curve and cumulative effects between ozone and daily mortality: an analysis in Wallonia,

Philippe Collart1, Michèle Dramaix1, Alain Levêque1

  • 1a Centre de recherche Epidémiologie, biostatistiques, recherche clinique , School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.) , Brussels , Belgium.

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