Effect of air pollution on asthma-related hospital admissions for children by socioeconomic status associated with area of residence.

From: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health | Date: May 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

The authors evaluated whether the effects of air pollution on asthma in children differed by the regional socioeconomic status (SES) associated with the area in which children resided. They analyzed data on air pollution, asthma-related hospitalization, weather conditions, and SES collected from 25 subregions in Seoul from January 1 to December 31, 2002. The National Health Insurance Cooperation provided data for children aged younger than 15 years who were living in Seoul and hospitalized for asthma-related health conditions (ICD-10 codes J45-J46). Exposure to interquartile range increase ...

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