The effects of fine particulate air pollution on daily mortality: A case-crossover study in a subtropical city, Taipei, Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 5081-5093

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

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Case crossover; Daily mortality; Fine particulate

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN; TROPIC CLIMATE; VERY ELDERLY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CITY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK; SEASON; WEATHER;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

PARTICULATE MATTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CITIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK; SEASONS; TAIWAN; URBAN HEALTH; WEATHER;

EID: 84900496122     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110505081     Document Type: Article

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