Air pollution and emergency room visits for cardiac arrhythmia in a subtropical city: Taipei, Taiwan Air pollution and cardiac arrhythmia admissions

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1113-1118

  Tsai, Shang Shyue ^a   Chiu, Hui Fen ^b   Wu, Trong Neng ^c,d   Yang, Chun Yuh ^d,e  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiac arrhythmia; Case crossover; Emergency room visits

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTION; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CITIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN; TROPICAL CLIMATE; URBAN HEALTH; WEATHER;

EID: 70350450386     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958370902758939     Document Type: Article

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