Modification by influenza on health effects of air pollution in Hong Kong.
Title | Modification by influenza on health effects of air pollution in Hong Kong. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Wong, Chit Ming, Yang Lin, Thach Thuan-Quoc, Chau Patsy Yuen-Kwan, Chan King Pan, Thomas Neil G., Lam Tai Hing, Wong Tze Wai, Hedley Anthony Johnson, and Peiris Joseph Sriyal Malik |
Journal | Environmental health perspectives |
Volume | 117 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 248-53 |
Date Published | 2009 Feb |
ISSN | 0091-6765 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Air Pollution, Cardiovascular Diseases, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Influenza, Human, Male, Middle Aged, Ozone, Regression Analysis, Respiration Disorders, Risk Factors, Young Adult |
Abstract | Both influenza viruses and air pollutants have been well documented as major hazards to human health, but few epidemiologic studies have assessed effect modification of influenza on health effects of ambient air pollutants. |
Alternate Journal | Environ. Health Perspect. |