BACKGROUND: Industrialization and urbanization had a devastating impact on public health and caused an increase in health related morbidity and mortality. In fact, @entity565 is a chronic condition which is considered as one of the significant challenges of public health. In this study, we investigated the association of air pollution and weather conditions with excess emergency ward admissions of @entity748 @entity1 in Kermanshah hospitals. METHODS: This was an ecological study. The total number of hospital admissions to emergency wards from all related and major hospitals of Kermanshah was collected from September 2008 through August 2009. In addition, data on air pollution as well as meteorological data were collected from the Environmental Protection Agency and Meteorological Organization of Kermanshah. To determine the association between the number of hospitalization due to @entity565 with those parameters, Poisson regression was used. RESULTS: The results of Poisson regression revealed a significant association between @entity1223 , @entity1787 , @entity7459 and temperature with emergency room visits due to @entity565 in Kermanshah. No associations were found for @entity9733 or for particulate matter. CONCLUSION: This study provides further evidence for the significant effect of @entity1223 on @entity565 ; and it suggests that temperature may have a role in the exacerbation of @entity565 . However, due to the multi-factorial nature of @entity565 , other factors also play a major role in the development and exacerbation of this illness.

The association between air pollution and weather conditions with increase in the number of admissions of XXXX @entity1 in emergency wards: a case study in Kermanshah.

@entity748 :: ('MESH:D013224', 'Disease') :: ['asthmatic'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity7459 :: ('MESH:D009585', 'Chemical') :: ['nitrogen dioxide'] @entity1223 :: ('MESH:D002248', 'Chemical') :: ['carbon monoxide', 'monoxide carbon'] @entity565 :: ('MESH:D001249', 'Disease') :: ['asthma'] @entity9733 :: ('MESH:D013458', 'Chemical') :: ['sulfur dioxide'] @entity1787 :: ('MESH:D010126', 'Chemical') :: ['ozone']
@entity748 :: (MESH:D013224,Disease) :: ['asthmatic']
