The effect of air pollution and meteorological parameters in Istanbul on hospital admissions for acute coronary syndrome

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-164

  Işsever, Halim ^a   Dişçi, Rian ^a   Hapcioglu, Bilge ^a   Vatansever, Sezai ^a   Karan, M Akif ^a   Akkaya, Vakur ^a   Erk, Osman ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Air pollution; Emergency hospital admissions; Meteorological parameters

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS; METEOROLOGY; PARAMETER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WINTER;

EID: 17444383799     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X05052798     Document Type: Article

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