Impact of outdoor biomass air pollution on hypertension hospital admissions

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 573-579

  Arbex, Marcos Abdo ^a,b   Saldiva, Paulo Hilário Nascimento ^b   Pereira, Luiz Alberto Amador ^b,c   Braga, Alfésio Luís Ferreira ^b,c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SANTOS   (Brazil)

^d FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HUMIDITY; HYPERTENSION; PLANTATION; POISSON RATIO; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLER; SUGAR CANE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME SERIES; TREE PLANTING; URBAN AREA;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE;

ARARAQUARA; BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

SACCHARUM;

EID: 77955641947     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.094342     Document Type: Article

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