Effect of diurnal temperature range on emergency room visits for acute upper respiratory tract infections

• Published in: Environmental health and preventive medicine Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 55 - 8
• Main Authors: Jang, Jin Young, Chun, Byung Chul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Komiyama Printing Co., Ltd 03.05.2021; BioMed Central; Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd
• Subjects: Acute upper respiratory tract infections; Age; Air pollution; Children; Climate factors; Confidence intervals; Diurnal; Diurnal temperature range; Emergencies; Emergency medical care; Emergency medical services; Environmental health; Holidays & special occasions; Humidity; Infections; Information systems; Pollutants; Respiratory tract; Respiratory tract diseases; Respiratory tract infection; Risk assessment; Time-series; Youth; Diurnal temperature range; Time-series; Acute upper respiratory tract infections; Climate factors

An acute upper respiratory tract infection (URI) is the most common disease worldwide, irrespective of age or sex. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term effect of diurnal temperature range (DTR) on emergency room (ER) visits for URI in Seoul, Korea, between 2009 and 2013. Daily ER visits for U...