A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study of Ambient Ozone Exposure and Emergency Department Visits for Specific Respiratory Diagnoses in California (2005–2008)
Author(s) -
Brian Malig,
Dharshani Pearson,
Yun Brenda Chang,
Rachel Broadwin,
Rupa Basu,
Rochelle S. Green,
Bart Ostro
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1409495
Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , confounding , emergency department , copd , respiratory tract infections , pneumonia , ozone , environmental health , respiratory system , relative risk , confidence interval , meteorology , geography , psychiatry
Studies have explored ozone's connection to asthma and total respiratory emergency department visits (EDVs) but have neglected other specific respiratory diagnoses despite hypotheses relating ozone to respiratory infections and allergic responses.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom