Association between daily mortality from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and air pollution in Taiwan

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Liang, Wen Miin ^a,b   Wei, Hsing Yu ^a   Kuo, Hsien Wen ^a,c  

^a Institute of Environmental Health   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Daily mortality; Respiratory and cardiovascular disease

Indexed keywords

COBALT; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AGE CLASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY RISK; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 57649156222     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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