Relationship between 24-h air pollution, emergency department admission and diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 381-386

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Franchini, Massimo ^b   Montagnana, Martina ^a   Filippozzi, Luca ^c   Favaloro, Emmanuel J ^d   Guidi, Gian Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Air pollution; Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial infarction; Particulate matter; PM10

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; TIME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATIENT ADMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955478125     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-009-0369-4     Document Type: Article

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