Comparing ozone metrics on associations with outpatient visits for respiratory diseases in Taipei Metropolitan area

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 177, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-184

  Lin, Yu Kai ^a,b   Chang, Shuenn Chin ^c,d   Lin, Chitsan ^e   Chen, Yi Chun ^f   Wang, Yu Chun ^g  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Environmental Protection Administration Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^f I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic airway obstruction; Outpatient visit; Ozone; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; OZONE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TAIWAN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876048107     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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