The association between daily outpatient visits for allergic rhinitis and pollen levels in Beijing

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 417-418, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-44

  Zhang, Fengying ^a,b   Krafft, Thomas ^b,c   Zhang, Deshan ^d   Xu, Jin ^e   Wang, Wuyi ^b  

^a CHINA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTRE   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Beijing Specialized Meteorological Observatory   (China)

^e BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Allergic rhinitis; Beijing; Pollen

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AMBIENT AIR; BEIJING; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMAN HEALTH; OLDER PEOPLE; POLLEN; RELATIVE RISKS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISKS;

AIR POLLUTION;

POLLEN ANTIGEN;

AEROSOL; ALLERGY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; POLLEN; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLLEN ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; OUTPATIENTS; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84862789012     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.12.021     Document Type: Article

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