Short-term effects of fine particulate air pollution on ischemic heart disease hospitalizations in Taipei: A case-crossover study

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1563-1569

  Chiu, Hui Fen ^a   Peng, Chiung Yu ^b   Wu, Trong Neng ^c,d   Yang, Chun Yuh ^b,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Case crossover; Fine particulate; Hospital admissions; Ischemic heart disease

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION; CASE CROSSOVERS; FINE PARTICLES; FINE PARTICULATES; HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; INTER QUARTILE RANGES; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; SHORT-TERM EFFECTS;

AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOLOGY; DISEASES; RISK PERCEPTION;

HOSPITALS;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; SEASONALITY;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 84885059097     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2013.01.0013     Document Type: Article

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