Ambient particle source apportionment and daily hospital admissions among children and elderly in Copenhagen

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 625-636

  Andersen, Zorana J ^a   Wahlin, Peter ^b   Raaschou Nielsen, Ole ^c   Scheike, Thomas ^a   Loft, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cardiovascular; Hospital admissions; PM10; Respiratory; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOMASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; DENMARK; EPIDEMIC; GRASS POLLEN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; METEOROLOGY; MORBIDITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLLUTANT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 36248966528     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500546     Document Type: Article

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