Air pollution and hospital admissions for pneumonia: Are there potentially sensitive groups? Air pollution and sensitive population

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1092-1098

  Cheng, Ming Fen ^a,b   Tsai, Shang Shyue ^c   Chiu, Hui Fen ^d   Sung, Fung Chang ^e   Wu, Trong Neng ^e,f   Yang, Chun Yuh ^a,f  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Case crossover; Hospital admissions; Pneumonia; Sensitive population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATIENT ADMISSION; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 70350441435     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958370902744855     Document Type: Article

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