Asian dust storm elevates children's respiratory health risks: A spatiotemporal analysis of children's clinic visits across Taipei (Taiwan)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Yu, Hwa Lung ^a   Chien, Lung Chang ^b   Yang, Chiang Hsing ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN DUST STORM; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY HOSPITAL; DUST AND DUST RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CYCLONIC STORMS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864412893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041317     Document Type: Article

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