Air pollution and ED visits for chest pain

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-168

  Szyszkowicz, Mieczyslaw ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; THORAX PAIN;

AIR POLLUTION; CANADA; CHEST PAIN; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WEATHER;

EID: 65349170845     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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