Comparison of emergency department and hospital admissions data for air pollution time-series studies

Comparison of emergency department and hospital admissions data for air pollution time-series studies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Emergency department (ED) visit and hospital admissions (HA) data have been an indispensible resource for assessing acute morbidity impacts of air pollution. ED visits and HAs are types of health care visits with similarities, but al...

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Main Authors: Winquist A, Klein M, Tolbert P, Flanders WD, Hess J, Sarnat SE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Ambient air pollution
Hospital admissions
Emergency department visits
Time series analysis
Environmental epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.ehjournal.net/content/11/1/70

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