Effects of commuting mode on air pollution exposure and cardiovascular health among young adults in Taipei, Taiwan

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 319-323

  Liu, Wen Te ^a,b   Ma, Chih Ming ^c   Liu, I Jung ^d   Han, Bor Cheng ^e   Chuang, Hsiao Chi ^a,b   Chuang, Kai Jen ^e,f  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c St Mary's College   (Taiwan)

^d CARDINAL TIEN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiovascular effect; Epidemiology; Particulate matter; Subway; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCEDURES; RAILWAY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RAILROADS; TAIWAN; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973267013     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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