Association between Air Pollutants and Asthma Emergency Room Visits and Hospital Admissions in Time Series Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Air pollution constitutes a significant stimulus of asthma exacerbations; however, the impacts of exposure to major air pollutants on asthma-related hospital admissions and emergency room visits (ERVs) have not been fully determined. We sought to quantify the associations between short-term exposure...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 10; no. 9; p. e0138146
Main Authors:	Zheng, Xue-yan, Ding, Hong, Jiang, Li-na, Chen, Shao-wei, Zheng, Jin-ping, Qiu, Min, Zhou, Ying-xue, Chen, Qing, Guan, Wei-jie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 18.09.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Aged Air Pollutants - analysis Air pollution Air Pollution - analysis Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data Analysis Asthma Asthma - epidemiology Asthma - therapy Carbon monoxide Care and treatment Child Children Confidence intervals Emergency medical care Emergency medical services Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Environmental aspects Environmental Exposure - analysis Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data Environmental risk Exposure Geriatrics Health care Health risks Hospital admission and discharge Hospitalization Humans Male Males Management Medical care utilization Medical ethics Meta-analysis Nitrogen dioxide Older people Outdoor air quality Ozone Particulate emissions Particulate matter Particulate Matter - analysis Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data Pollutants Risk assessment Risk factors Seasons Sensitivity Sensitivity analysis Subgroups Sulfur Sulfur compounds Sulfur dioxide Systematic review Time Factors Warm seasons Australia Europe China
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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