Association between air pollution and general outpatient clinic consultations for upper respiratory tract infections in Hong Kong

Many studies have shown the adverse effects of air pollution on respiratory health, but few have examined the effects of air pollution on service utilisation in the primary care setting. The aim of this study was to examine the association between air pollution and the daily number of consultations...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014-01, Vol.9 (1), p.e86913
Hauptverfasser:	Tam, Wilson W S, Wong, Tze Wai, Ng, Lorna, Wong, Samuel Y S, Kung, Kenny K L, Wong, Andromeda H S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air Pollutants - analysis Air pollution Air Pollution - adverse effects Air pollution effects Ambulatory care Ambulatory care facilities Ambulatory Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data Analysis Asthma Biology Clinics Confidence intervals Earth Sciences Environmental Exposure - adverse effects Environmental protection Female Health aspects Health care Hong Kong - epidemiology Hospitals Humans Infection Infections Male Medicine Middle Aged Morbidity Mortality Nitrogen dioxide Outdoor air quality Particulate matter Patient admissions Pollutants Pollution Pollution effects Primary care Public health Referral and Consultation Respiratory diseases Respiratory tract Respiratory tract diseases Respiratory tract infection Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Infections - etiology Retrospective Studies Risk assessment Risk Factors Short term Sulfur Sulfur dioxide Time Factors Time series Viral infections
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