Air pollution and respiratory drug use in the city of Como, Italy.

作者: Ferdinando E. Vegni , Beatrice Castelli , Francesco Auxilia , Paul Wilkinson

DOI: 10.1007/S10654-005-0243-4

关键词: Health indicatorAir pollutionDrug UtilizationEpidemiologySuspended particlesMedicineRespiratory systemPublic healthRespiratory healthEnvironmental health

摘要: Study objective and setting Particulate air pollution has a known negative effect on human respiratory health, often studied with hospital admissions, emergency room access, or mortality as health indicators. We evaluate drug dispensing data indicators for the effects of total suspended particles (TSP) in city Como (84,713 inhabitants).

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