A case-crossover analysis of Asian dust storms and mortality in the downwind areas using 14-year data in Taipei

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 410-411, Issue , 2011, Pages 47-52

  Chan, Chang Chuan ^a   Ng, Huey Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian dust storm; Cardiovascular; Case crossover; Mortality; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ASIAN DUST STORM; CARDIOVASCULAR; CASE-CROSSOVER; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR QUALITY; DECELERATION; OZONE; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STORMS; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

DUST;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DUST STORM; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORTALITY; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; URBAN POLLUTION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN DUST STORM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CITIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 80655146964     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.031     Document Type: Article

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