Titre : | Emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses among the elderly in Montreal : Association with low level ozone exposure. (1998) |
Auteurs : | R.J. DELFINO ; M.R. BECKLAKE ; A.M. MURPHY-MOULTON ; Epidemiology Division. Graduate School of Public Health. San Diego State University. San Diego California. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Environmental research (vol. 76, n° 2, 1998) |
Pagination : | 67-77 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Pollution atmosphérique ; Canada ; Amérique du Nord ; Amérique ; Milieu urbain ; Epidémiologie ; Hospitalisation ; Appareil respiratoire [pathologie] ; Service urgence ; Entrée ; Grand âge ; Homme |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST pR0x5G3q. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Population-based studies of hospital usage have been used to identify the ongoing adverse impacts of photochemical air pollutants on respiratory health. In this study we examined the relationship between the number of daily emergency room (ER) visits for respiratory illnesses (25 hospitals) and outdoor air pollution in Montreal, Quebec (June-August, 1989-1990). Air pollutants measured included 1-and 8-h maximum ozone (O3) and estimated particulate matter |