Avtor/Urednik		McGregor, GR; Walters, S; Wordley, J
Naslov		Winter airmass types and hospital respiratory admissions in Birmingham, UK
Tip		članek
Vir		In: Hočevar A, Črepinšek Z, Kajfež-Bogataj L, editors. Biometeorology 14. Proceedings of the 14th international congress of biometeorology. Part 2. (Vol 3); 1996 Sep 1-8; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Slovenian meteorological society,
Leto izdaje		1996
Obseg		str. 121-33
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		A synoptic climatological approach is combined with an epidemiological approach to investigate linkages between airmass types (weather situations), air quality and all respiratory hospital admissions for the Birmingham area, UK. Study results show distinct differential responses of respiratory admission rates to the 6 airmass types identified. Two of the three airmasses associated with above average admission rates (anticyclonic gloom and anticyclonic fine and cold) also favour high PM10 levels. This is suggestive of a possible weather air quality health linkage. Results of multivriate regression analyses highlight the possible role of a sensitising mechanism such that high PM10 levels associated with persistent anticyclonic conditions prime the population for respiratory response and above average hospital respiratory admissions. Admission potential is realised with the advent of cool moist northerly conditions.
Deskriptorji		RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES HOSPITALIZATION WEATHER GREAT BRITAIN PATIENT ADMISSION AIR PRESSURE