Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A case-crossover study in Taipei

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 6015-6026

  Tsai, Shang Shyue ^a   Chang, Chih Ching ^b   Yang, Chun Yuh ^c,d  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Case crossover; Copd; Fine particulate; Hospital admissions

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH RISK; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN; TROPIC CLIMATE;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEASONS; TAIWAN; WEATHER;

EID: 84887485932     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10116015     Document Type: Article

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