Ambient ozone and emergency department visits for cellulitis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4078-4088

  Szyszkowicz, Mieczyslaw ^a   Porada, Eugeniusz ^a   Kaplan, Gilaad G ^b   Rowe, Brian H ^c,d  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cellulitis; Emergency department visit; Ozone; Skin infection; Urban

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CELLULITIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INFECTION;

EID: 78649751469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7114078     Document Type: Article

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