Effects of Asian dust storm events on daily hospital admissions for cardio vascular disease in Taipei, Taiwan

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 17-18, 2005, Pages 1457-1464

  Chen, Yong Shing ^a   Yang, Chun Yuh ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DUST; DUST EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; STATISTICS; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TAIWAN; WIND;

EID: 26044466172     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390590967388     Document Type: Article

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