Asian Dust Storm Events are Associated With an Acute Increase in Pneumonia Hospitalization

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 257-263

  Kang, Jiunn Horng ^a   Keller, Joseph J ^b   Chen, Chin Shyan ^c   Lin, Herng Ching ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian Dust Storm; Pneumonia; Pneumonia Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASIAN DUST STORM; CHILD; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862799738     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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