Developing a risk-based air quality health index

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-58

  Wong, Tze Wai ^a   Tam, Wilson Wai San ^a   Yu, Ignatius Tak Sun ^a   Lau, Alexis Kai Hon ^b   Pang, Sik Wing ^c   Wong, Andromeda H S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c Environmental Protection Department   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air pollution index; Cardiovascular disease; Health risk; Hong Kong; Hospital admissions; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; AIR POLLUTION INDEX; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; HONG-KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; QUALITY GUIDELINES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR QUALITY; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; PULMONARY DISEASES;

HEALTH RISKS;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; INDEX METHOD; OXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84879419909     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.06.071     Document Type: Article

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