Spatial vulnerability under extreme events: A case of Asian dust storm's effects on children's respiratory health

Environment International

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-44

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

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asian dust storm; Children's respiratory clinic visits; Spatial vulnerability; Spatiotemporal analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; STORMS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ASIAN DUST STORM; CHILDREN'S RESPIRATORY CLINIC VISITS; EXTREME EVENTS; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN HEALTH; RELATIVE RATES; SPACE AND TIME; SPATIAL EFFECT; SPATIAL EXTENT; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SPATIAL VULNERABILITY; SPATIO-TEMPORAL MODELS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL EFFECTS; URBANIZED AREA;

DECELERATION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; DUST STORM; EXTREME EVENT; HEALTH IMPACT; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASIAN DUST STORM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

NEW TAIPEI; TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 84873472677     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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