Increased risk of dementia in patients exposed to nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide: A population-based retrospective cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Chang, Kuang Hsi ^a,b   Chang, Mei Yin ^c   Muo, Chih Hsin ^d   Wu, Trong Neng ^a   Chen, Chiu Ying ^a   Kao, Chia Hung ^a,d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEASON; TAIWAN;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEASONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84905924127     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103078     Document Type: Article

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