Acute and subacute effects of urban air pollution on cardiopulmonary emergencies and mortality: Time series studies in Austrian cities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4728-4751

  Neuberger, Manfred ^a   Moshammer, Hanns ^a   Rabczenko, Daniel ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Emergencies; Mortality; Nitrogen dioxide; Particulate matter; Time series

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; URBAN POLLUTION;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CARDIOPULMONARY EMERGENCY; CARDIOPULMONARY MORTALITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRIA; GRAZ; LINZ; STYRIA; UPPER AUSTRIA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AUSTRIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CITIES; EMERGENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLES; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84885153319     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10104728     Document Type: Article

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