MCAPS (version 0.3-2)

initMCAPS: Initialize MCAPS database

Description

Initialize MCAPS database and setup directory for local cache

Usage

initMCAPS(basedir = "MCAPS")

Arguments

basedir

character, directory where local cache of database will be stored

Details

The initMCAPS function must be run first before using the MCAPS package. initMCAPS creates a local directory structure for storing a local cache of the MCAPS objects. Internal code makes sure that the local copy is synchronized with the remote version of the database.

References

Dominici F, Peng RD, Bell ML, Pham L, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM (2006). "Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Hospital Admission for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases," Journal of the American Medical Association, 295 (10) 1127--1134.

See Also

getData