The influence of asian dust, haze, mist, and fog on hospital visits for airway diseases

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 326-335

  Park, Jinkyeong ^a   Lim, Myoung Nam ^b   Hong, Yoonki ^b   Kim, Woo Jin ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic obstructive; Dust; Fog; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; FOG; HAZE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84953749195     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.326     Document Type: Article

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