The Influence of Air Pollutants and Meteorological Conditions on the Hospitalization for Respiratory Diseases in Shenzhen City, China.

Air pollutants have significant direct and indirect adverse effects on public health. To explore the relationship between air pollutants and meteorological conditions on the hospitalization for respiratory diseases, we collected a whole year of daily major air pollutants' concentrations from Shenzhen city in 2013, including Particulate Matter (PM, PM), Nitrogen dioxide (NO), Ozone (O), Sulphur dioxide (SO), and Carbon monoxide (CO). Meanwhile, we also gained meteorological data.