Open AccessAcute effects of air pollutants on daily mortality and hospitalizations due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
Author(s) -
Chaicharn Pothirat,
Warawut Chaiwong,
Chalerm Liwsrisakun,
Chaiwat Bumroongkit,
Athavudh Deesomchok,
Theerakorn Theerakittikul,
Atikun Limsukon,
Pattraporn Tajarernmuang,
Nittaya Phetsuk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.07.37
Subject(s) - medicine , air pollution , environmental health , pollutant , ozone , air pollutants , poisson regression , population , meteorology , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics
Chiang Dao is one of the districts in Chiang Mai, Thailand facing high level of seasonal air pollution every year, the exposure of community dwellers to outdoor air pollutants 24 hours a day during seasonal smog period because of their open-air housing style, and agricultural occupational hazard. In addition, Chiang Dao hospital is the only available hospital serving the community with open-air wards; therefore we could certainly to identify the association between air pollution and mortality of hospitalized patients. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the association between daily average seasonal air pollutants and daily mortality of hospitalized patients and community dwellers as well as emergency and hospitalization visits for serious respiratory, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular diseases.