Impact of urban atmospheric environment on hospital admissions in the elderly Impacto del ambiente atmosférico urbano en las internaciones hospitalarias de ancianos Impacto do ambiente atmosférico urbano nas internações hospitalares de idosos
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact of intra-urban atmospheric conditions on circulatory and respiratory diseases in elder adults. METHODS: Cross-sectional study based on data from 33,212 hospital admissions in adults over 60 years in the city of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, from 2003 to 2007. The a...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102012000400014 |