Coal Mine Air Pollution and Number of Children Hospitalizations because of Respiratory Tract Infection: A Time Series Analysis
Joint Authors
Liu, Yonglin
Liu, Juan
Chen, Fenglian
Bilal Haider, Shamsi
Wang, Qiang
Jiao, Fuyong
Qiao, Yanmei
Shi, Yanhua
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
To analyze the relationship between levels of air pollution and number of children hospitalizations because of respiratory tract infection in Shenmu County, the data regarding meteorological factors, environmental pollutants, that is SO2 and NO2, Particulate Matter 10 (PM10), and hospitalizations of children less than 16 years of age was collected during the time duration of November 2009 to October 2012.
Using SAS 9.3, descriptive data analysis for meteorological and environmental factors and hospital admissions were performed along with main air pollutants determination.
Using the statistical software R 3.0.1, a generalized additive Poisson regression model was established, the linear fitting models of the air pollutant concentrations and meteorological factors were introduced considering the lag effect, and the relative risk of the main atmospheric pollutants on children hospitalization was evaluated.
The results showed that the primary air pollutant in Shenmu County is PM10 and its Pearson correlation coefficient with Air Pollution Index (API) is 0.917.
After control of long term climate trend, “week day effect,” meteorological factors, and impact of other contaminants, it was found that, on the same day and during the lag of 1 to 10 days, PM10 concentrations had no significant effect on children hospitalization rate.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Yonglin& Liu, Juan& Chen, Fenglian& Bilal Haider, Shamsi& Wang, Qiang& Jiao, Fuyong…[et al.]. 2015. Coal Mine Air Pollution and Number of Children Hospitalizations because of Respiratory Tract Infection: A Time Series Analysis. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Yonglin…[et al.]. Coal Mine Air Pollution and Number of Children Hospitalizations because of Respiratory Tract Infection: A Time Series Analysis. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Yonglin& Liu, Juan& Chen, Fenglian& Bilal Haider, Shamsi& Wang, Qiang& Jiao, Fuyong…[et al.]. Coal Mine Air Pollution and Number of Children Hospitalizations because of Respiratory Tract Infection: A Time Series Analysis. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1068199
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1068199