Air pollution and hospital admissions for ischemic heart diseases among individuals 64+ years of age residing in Seoul, Korea

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 617-623

  Lee, Jong Tae ^a   Kim, Ho ^b   Cho, Yong Sung ^a   Hong, Yun Chul ^c   Ha, Eun Hee ^d   Park, Hyesook ^d  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Elderly population; Gaseous pollutants; Ischemic heart diseases; PM10

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; STROKE; SUMMER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 8344262989     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.58.10.617-623     Document Type: Article

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