The weather temperature and air pollution interaction and its effect on hospital admissions due to respiratory system diseases in western China

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 403-407

  Zhen, Wang Min ^a,b   Shan, Zheng ^a,b   Gong, Wang Shi ^a,b   Yan, Tao ^a   Zheng, Shang Ke ^a,b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Arid Climate Change and Reducing Disaster of Gansu Province   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; CHINA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHINA; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 84881223980     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3967/0895-3988.2013.05.011     Document Type: Letter

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