Effect of dust storm events on daily emergency admissions for cardiovascular diseases

Circulation Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 655-660

  Tam, Wilson W S ^a   Wong, Tze Wai ^a   Wong, Andromeda H S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Dust storm; Hospital admission; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUST; DUST STORM; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART FAILURE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTOR; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DUST; EMERGENCIES; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; WIND;

EID: 84857623744     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-11-0894     Document Type: Article

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