Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular emergency department visits in potentially sensitive groups

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 625-633

  Peel, Jennifer L ^a,b   Metzger, Kristi Busico ^a   Klein, Mitchel ^a   Flanders, W Dana ^a   Mulholland, James A ^c   Tolbert, Paige E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Arrhythmia; Cardiovascular diseases; Cerebrovascular disorders; Diabetes mellitus; Emergency service, hospital; Lung diseases, obstructive; Peripheral vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES; HEALTH RISK; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RISK; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OZONE LAYER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; GEORGIA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NITROGEN; OZONE; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847392578     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk051     Document Type: Article

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