Asian dust storm events are associated with an acute increase in stroke hospitalisation

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-131

  Kang, Jiunn Horng ^a,b   Liu, Tsai Ching ^c   Keller, Joseph ^d   Lin, Herng Ching ^e  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST STORM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; REGRESSION; STROKE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASON; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; STROKE; TAIWAN; WIND;

ASIA;

EID: 84872133377     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2011-200794     Document Type: Article

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