Effects of Asian dust storm events on daily admissions for asthma in Taipei, Taiwan

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 817-821

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Tsai, Shang Shyue ^b   Chang, Chih Ching ^a   Ho, Shu Chen ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINA; DUST; HEALTH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MONGOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; DESERT CLIMATE; DUST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; WEATHER; WIND;

EID: 27944482092     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370500241254     Document Type: Article

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