Effect of short-term exposure to air pollution and pollen on medical emergency calls: A case-crossover study in Spain

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-353

  Carracedo Martinez, E ^a   Sanchez, C ^a   Taracido, M ^a,b   Saez, M ^c   Jato, V ^d   Figueiras, A ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiovascular diseases; Emergencies; Pollen; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORBIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLLEN; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38949126160     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01574.x     Document Type: Article

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