Air pollution, weather, and respiratory emergency room visits in two northern New England cities: An ecological time-series study

Environmental Research

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 312-321

  Wilson, Adam M ^a   Wake, Cameron P ^a   Kelly, Tom ^b   Salloway, Jeffrey C ^b  

^a Climate Change Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Emergency room; Respiratory; Time series

Indexed keywords

OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; TIME SERIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW HAMPSHIRE; OFFICE VISITS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASONS; URBAN HEALTH; WEATHER;

MAINE; MANCHESTER [NEW HAMPSHIRE]; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; PORTLAND [MAINE]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10344222718     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2004.07.010     Document Type: Article

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