Short-term associations of cause-specific emergency hospitalizations and particulate matter chemical components in Hong Kong

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1086-1095

  Pun, Vivian Chit ^a   Yu, Ignatius Tak Sun ^a   Qiu, Hong ^a   Ho, Kin Fai ^a   Sun, Zhiwei ^a   Louie, Peter K K ^a   Wong, Tze Wai ^a   Tian, Linwei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

air pollution; chemical constituents; hospitalization; particulate matter; time series

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE; VANADIUM;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME SERIES;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; HEALTH HAZARD; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASON;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; NITRATES; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SULFATES; WEATHER;

EID: 84899525347     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu026     Document Type: Article

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