Urban heat island and air pollution-an emerging role for hospital respiratory admissions in an urban area

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 32-35

  Lai, Li Wei ^a   Cheng, Wan Li ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GIS; HEAT ISLAND; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; DALI; TAICHUNG; TAIWAN; YUNNAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEAT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77449144763     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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