Ambient Ozone and Emergency Department Visits for Cellulitis

Ambient Ozone and Emergency Department Visits for Cellulitis

Objectives were to assess and estimate an association between exposure to ground-level ozone and emergency department (ED) visits for cellulitis. All ED visits for cellulitis in Edmonton, Canada, in the period April 1992–March 2002 (N = 69,547) were examined. Case-crossover design was applied to est...

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Main Authors: Mieczysław Szyszkowicz, Eugeniusz Porada, Gilaad G. Kaplan, Brian H. Rowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-11-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
cellulitis
skin infection
emergency department visit
ozone
bacteria
urban
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/7/11/4078/

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