Relationship between air pollution and outpatient visits for nonspecific conjunctivitis

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 429-433

  Chang, Chia Jen ^a,b   Yang, Hsi Hsien ^a,c   Chang, Chin An ^a   Tsai, Hsien Yang ^b  

^a Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences and Technology   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; META ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAIN; RISK FACTOR; SUMMER; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE; WINTER; AIR POLLUTANT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; AMBULATORY CARE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FACTUAL DATABASE; SEASON; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84859236785     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8253     Document Type: Article

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