Spatiotemporal analysis of air pollution and asthma patient visits in Taipei, Taiwan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Buffer analyses have shown that air pollution is associated with an increased incidence of asthma, but little is known about how air pollutants affect health outside a defined buffer. The aim of this study was to better understand ho...

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Main Authors: Lin I-Feng, Chen Mei-Lien, Chan Ta-Chien, Lee Cheng-Hua, Chiang Po-Huang, Wang Da-Wei, Chuang Jen-Hsiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/8/1/26