Coarse particulate matter associated with increased risk of emergency hospital admissions for pneumonia in Hong Kong

Thorax

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1027-1033

  Qiu, Hong ^a   Tian, Lin Wei ^a   Pun, Vivian C ^a   Ho, Kin Fai ^a   Wong, Tze Wai ^a   Yu, Ignatius T S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR OXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATIENT ADMISSION; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907873962     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205429     Document Type: Article

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