Assessing the effects of meteorological factors on daily children's respiratory disease hospitalizations: A retrospective study

• Published in: Heliyon Vol. 6; no. 8; p. e04657
• Main Authors: Wenfang, Guo, Yi, Letai, Wang, Peng, Wang, Baojun, Li, Minhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: air pollution; China; climate; climate change; Environmental analysis; Environmental health; Environmental impact assessment; Environmental science; Epidemiology; females; Humidity; males; Net effective temperature; relative humidity; Respiratory disease; Respiratory system; respiratory tract diseases; retrospective studies; Temperature; Wind speed; China; Environmental impact assessment; Temperature; Environmental science; Wind speed; Respiratory disease; Environmental health; Humidity; Net effective temperature; Environmental analysis; Epidemiology; Respiratory system

Respiratory disease symptoms in children are aggravated by frequent changes in meteorological conditions. The net effective temperature (NET) integrates temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed as a cooling indicator. This study aims to assess the effect of daily changes in meteorological fact...