The impact of PM2.5 on asthma emergency department visits: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 843-850

  Fan, Jingchun ^a   Li, Shulan ^b   Fan, Chunling ^c   Bai, Zhenggang ^a   Yang, Kehu ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GANSU PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Emergency department (ED); Fine particulate matter (PM2.5); Meta analysis; Short term exposure; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASON;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS;

EID: 84954363981     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5321-x     Document Type: Article

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