Autor: |
Alina Vodonos, Michael Friger, Itzhak Katra, Helena Krasnov, Doron Zahger, Joel Schwartz, Victor Novack |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2015 |
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Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 9, p e0137714 (2015) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0137714 |
Popis: |
High concentrations of particulate matter (PM) air pollution have been associated with death and hospital admissions due to cardiovascular morbidity. However, it is not clear a) whether high levels of non-anthropogenic PM from dust storms constitute a health risk; and b) whether these health risks are exacerbated in a particular demographic.This study comprised all patients above 18 years old admitted to Soroka University Medical Center (1000 bed tertiary hospital, Be'er-Sheva, Israel, 2001-2010) with a primary diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Data on meteorological parameters and PM10 (particulate matter |
Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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