Short-term effects of fine particulate air pollution on hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases: A case-crossover study in a tropical city

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 267-277

  Chang, Chih Ching ^a   Chen, Pei Shih ^b   Yang, Chun Yuh ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CITY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HOSPITALIZATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CITIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTORS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84923362824     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2014.960044     Document Type: Article

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