Temperature, nitrogen dioxide, circulating respiratory viruses and acute upper respiratory infections among children in Taipei, Taiwan: A population-based study

Environmental Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-118

  Lin, Yu Kai ^a,b   Chang, Chin Kuo ^c   Chang, Shuenn Chin ^d,e   Chen, Pei Shih ^f   Lin, Chitsan ^g   Wang, Yu Chun ^h  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e Environmental Protection Administration Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^f KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^h CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Children; Respiratory viruses; Temperature; Upper respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFLUENZA; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREND ANALYSIS; VIRUS; WIND VELOCITY;

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ICD-9; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY; VIRAL UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; WIND;

AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; HUMANS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 84871680152     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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