Evidence for an Association Between Air Pollution and Daily Stroke Admissions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Stroke

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2612-2616

  Tsai, Shang Shyue ^a   Goggins, William B ^b   Chiu, Hui Fen ^a   Yang, Chun Yuh ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Crossover studies; Patient admissions; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAUSALITY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 0242441678     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000095564.33543.64     Document Type: Article

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