Comparison of the effects of air pollution on outpatient and inpatient visits for asthma: A population-based study in Taiwan

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Pan, Hui Hsien ^a,b   Chen, Chun Tzu ^a,b   Sun, Hai Lun ^a,b   Ku, Min Sho ^a,b   Liao, Pei Fen ^a   Lu, Ko Hsiu ^b   Sheu, Ji Nan ^a,b   Huang, Jing Yang ^b   Pai, Jar Yuan ^b   Lue, Ko Huang ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900346252     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096190     Document Type: Article

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