Sex-age differences in association with particulate matter and emergency admissions for cardiovascular diseases: A hospital-based study in Taiwan

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 828-833

  Lin, C M ^a   Kuo, H W ^b  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Gender; Particulate matter; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HYPERTENSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION STANDARD INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

TAIWAN;

PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885302457     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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