Effects of PM2.5 on Emergency Room Visits for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases in Central Taiwan-Juniper Publishers
Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources Effects of PM2.5 on Emergency Room Visits for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases in Central Taiwan Authored by Ssu Ting Liu Abbreviations CVD: Cardiovascular Diseases; RDs: Respiratory Diseases; EPA: Environmental Protection Administration; GAM: Generalized Additive Model Go to Background and Objective PM2.5 is one of the hazardous pollutants in air, its chemical composition is complex, which causes adverse effects on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and respiratory diseases (RDs) due to climate change and human activities. Therefore, the aim is to assess the PM2.5 concentrations affects emergency room visits of CVDs and RDs. Go to Materials and Methods Air pollutant’s data selected from the air quality monitoring station of Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in central Taiwan during the period of 2006 to 2008. Registry of CVDs and RDs emergency room vis...
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