| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6333516 | Science of The Total Environment | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠V or J-shaped association was observed between daily temperatures and hospital admissions for renal diseases in Taiwan. ⺠The pooled relative risks accounting for 8 days of lag for the 7 study areas were 1.1 at 18 °C and 1.46 at 30 °C. ⺠There is no difference of the relative risk estimates for hospital admissions between younger and elderly population. ⺠We found significant protective effects of hospital admissions for prolonged cold extremes, but not for heat extremes.
Keywords
NHIRDTaiwan Environmental Protection Administrationparticulate matter less than 10 μm in aerodynamic diameterDLNMCWBERVARFTEPAPM10TaiwanRelative riskEmergency room visitsTemperatureRelative humidityWind speedconfidence intervalDistributed lag non-linear modelAcute renal failureNational Health Insurance Research DatabaseHospital admissions
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Authors
Yu-Kai Lin, Yu-Chun Wang, Tsung-Jung Ho, Chensheng (Alex) Lu,