Childhood asthma hospitalizations and ambient air sulfur dioxide concentrations in Bronx County, New York.

From: Archives of Environmental Health | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: Fitzgerald, Edward (American bishop); Hwang, Syni-An; Kielb, Christine; Lin, Shao; Pantea, Christian | Copyright information

The association between asthma hospitalizations and ambient sulfur dioxide (S[O.sub.2]) concentrations was examined in a case-control study in Bronx County, New York. Cases comprised 2629 children aged 0-14 yr who were admitted to hospitals for asthma. There were 2236 controls who were admitted for reasons other than asthma. Daily ambient S[O.sub.2] concentrations were categorized into quartiles of both average and maximum levels and various exposure windows (i.e., day of admission and 1-, ...

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