Emergency hospital visits in association with volcanic ash, dust storms and other sources of ambient particles: A time-series study in Reykjavík, Iceland

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 4047-4059

  Carlsen, Hanne Krage ^a,b   Gislason, Thorarinn ^c,d   Forsberg, Bertil ^b   Meister, Kadri ^b   Thorsteinsson, Throstur ^a   Jóhannsson, Thorsteinn ^e   Finnbjornsdottir, Ragnhildur ^a   Oudin, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^e Food Laboratory Environmental and Food Agency of Iceland   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular health; Dust storms; Emergency hospital visits; Particle matter; Respiratory health; Volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DUST STORM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TIME SERIES; VOLCANIC ASH;

AGED; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; DUST STORM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; FIREWORKS; GENERAL DEVICE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DUST; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; VOLCANO; WEATHER;

ICELAND; REYKJAVIK;

AIR POLLUTANT; DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DUST; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; WEATHER;

EID: 84927549638     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120404047     Document Type: Article

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