Short-term nitrogen dioxide exposure and geomagnetic activity interaction: Contribution to emergency hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 149-160

  Vencloviene, Jone ^a   Grazuleviciene, Regina ^a   Babarskiene, Ruta ^b   Dedele, Audrius ^a   Grazulevicius, Tomas ^a  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

geomagnetic activity; hospital admissions; myocardial infarction; nitrogen dioxide; unstable angina pectoris

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HOSPITAL SECTOR; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAGNETISM; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; TRAFFIC; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; EMERGENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

KAUNAS; LITHUANIA;

ANGINA;

EID: 79957616877     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2010.515671     Document Type: Article

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