Fluctuations in air pollution give risk warning signals of asthma hospitalization

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 206-216

  Hsieh, Nan Hung ^a   Liao, Chung Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma hospitalization; Fluctuation; Risk; Statistical indicators; Warning signal

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA HOSPITALIZATION; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI; FLUCTUATION; POISSON REGRESSION MODELS; SPEARMAN'S RANK CORRELATION; STATISTICAL INDICATORS; WARNING SIGNALS;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; HIGHER ORDER STATISTICS; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISKS; STATISTICS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

DISEASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MONITORING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877886297     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.04.043     Document Type: Article

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