The association between diurnal temperature range and emergency room admissions for cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and genitourinary disease among the elderly: A time series study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 456-457, Issue , 2013, Pages 370-375

  Wang, Min Zhen ^a   Zheng, Shan ^a   He, Shi Lin ^b   Li, Bei ^b   Teng, Huai Jin ^b   Wang, Shi Gong ^a   Yin, Ling ^b   Shang, Ke Zheng ^a   Li, Tan Shi ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Digestive; Diurnal temperature range; Elderly; Genitourinary; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR; DIGESTIVE; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES; ELDERLY; GENITOURINARY; RESPIRATORY;

HEALTH RISKS;

EMERGENCY ROOMS;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIURNAL VARIATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGE; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENDER; GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPRING; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; WINTER;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; DISEASE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84877010780     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.03.023     Document Type: Article

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