Effects of coarse particulate matter on emergency hospital admissions for respiratory diseases: A time-series analysis in Hong Kong

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 572-576

  Qiu, Hong ^a   Yu, Ignatius Tak Sun ^a   Tian, Linwei ^a   Wang, Xiaorong ^a   Tse, Lap Ah ^a   Tam, Wilson ^a   Wong, Tze Wai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coarse particulate matter; Emergency hospital admissions; Fine particulate matter; Generalized additive model; Respiratory diseases; Time series study

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COARSE PARTICULATE MATTER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

EID: 84859309013     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104002     Document Type: Article

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