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Effects of Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution on Hospital Admissions of Young Children for Acute Lower Respiratory Infections in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Report #: 169, Publication Type: Research Reports

Author: HEI Collaborative Working Group on Air Pollution, Poverty, and Health in Ho Chi Minh City, 2012-06-27 Order this Publication

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This report describes a study to investigate the relationships among daily variations in air pollution in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, hospital admissions for acute lower respiratory infections in children under age 5, and poverty. The study was part of HEI\'s Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA) program and is the first study of air quality and health to be performed in Vietnam. The team of investigators, led by Drs. Le Truong Giang, Long Ngo, and Sumi Mehta, collected daily pollutant data for PM₁₀, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone at multiple locations throughout the city and obtained admissions data from the two pediatric hospitals in HCMC. They then performed statistical analysis on the data using Poisson time-series and case–crossover methods.

The Appendices listed below are Available on the Web only (i.e. they are not part of the printed report).

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Title Description Size
Investigators' Report
8/21/12. Includes a Critique by the HEI Health Review Committee. 2625 kb
Statement
8/21/12. 521 kb
Appendix E
6/27/12. Appendix E. SOP for Construction of the Clinical Database from Children’s Hospitals 1 and 2. 750 kb
Appendix F
6/27/12. Appendix F. SOP for Derivation of Daily Pollutant Data. 299 kb
Appendix G
6/27/12. Appendix G. Comparison of Results Generated Using R vs. SAS Software. 755 kb

Title	Description	Size
Investigators' Report	8/21/12. Includes a Critique by the HEI Health Review Committee.	2625 kb
Statement	8/21/12.	521 kb
Appendix E	6/27/12. Appendix E. SOP for Construction of the Clinical Database from Children’s Hospitals 1 and 2.	750 kb
Appendix F	6/27/12. Appendix F. SOP for Derivation of Daily Pollutant Data.	299 kb
Appendix G	6/27/12. Appendix G. Comparison of Results Generated Using R vs. SAS Software.	755 kb