Air pollution and emergency room admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A 5-year study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 137, Issue 7, 1993, Pages 701-705

  Sunyer, Jordi ^a   Sáez, Marc ^a,b   Murillo, Carles ^b   Castellsague, Jordi ^a   Martínez, Francesc ^a   Antó, Josep M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Emergency service, hospital; Lung diseases, obstructive; Smoke; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; SPAIN; SUMMER; WEATHER; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT ADMISSION; SEASONS; SMOKE; SPAIN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 0027193297     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116730     Document Type: Article

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