Seasonality in adult asthma admissions, air pollutant levels, and climate: A population-based study

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 287-292

  Chen, Chi Hung ^a,b   Xirasagar, Sudha ^c   Lin, Herng Ching ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Season

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUTOREGRESSIVE INTEGRATED MOVING AVERAGE ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SPRING; SUNLIGHT; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646757212     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900600622935     Document Type: Article

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