Air Pollution and Daily Clinic Visits for Migraine in a Subtropical City: Taipei, Taiwan

REFERENCES

• Arulmozhi, D. K., Veeranjaneyulu, A., and Bodhankar, S. L. 2005. Migraine: current concepts and emerging therapies. Vascul. Pharmacol. 43: 176–187.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beckerman, B. S., Jerrett, M., Finkelstein, M., Kanaroglou, P., Brook, J. R., Arain, M. A., Sears, M. R., Stieb, D., Balmes, J., and Chapman, K. 2012. The association between chronic exposure to traffic-related air pollution and ischemic heart disease. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A 75: 402–411.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brunekreef, B., and Holgate, S. T. 2002. Air pollution and health. Lancet 360: 1233–1242.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chabriat, H., Danchot, J., Michel, P., Joire, J. E., and Henry, P. 1999. Precipitating factors of headaches. A perspective study in a national control-matched survey in migraineurs and non- migraineurs. Headache 39: 335–338.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chang, C. C., Tsai, S. S., Ho, S. C., and Yang, C. Y. 2005. Air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in Taipei, Taiwan. Environ. Res. 98: 114–119.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chardon, B., Lefrance, A., Granados, D., and Gremy, I. 2007. Air pollution and doctor’s house calls for respiratory diseases in the Greater Paris area (2000-3). Occup. Environ. Med. 64: 320–324.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheng, M. H., Chiu, H. F., Ho, S. C., and Yang, C. Y. 2012. Statin use and the risk of female lung cancer: A population-based case-control study. Lung Cancer 75: 275–279.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chiu, H. F., Ho, S. C., Chang, C. C., Wu, T. N., and Yang, C. Y. 2011. Statins are associated with a reduced risk of gastric cancer: A population-based case-control study. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 106: 2098–2103.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chiu, H. F., Tsai, S. S., Weng, H. H., and Yang, C. Y. 2013. Short-term effects of fine particulate air pollution on emergency room visits for cardiac arrhythmias: A case-crossover study in Taipei. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A 76: 614–623.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dales, R. E., Cakmak, S., and Vidal, C. B. 2009. Air pollution and hospitalization for headache in Chile. Am. J. Epidemiol. 170: 1057–1066.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dominici, F., McDermott, A., Daniels, M., Zeger, S., and Samet, J. M. 2005. Revised analyses of the national morbidity, mortality, and air pollution study: Mortality among residents of 90 cities. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A 68: 1071–1092.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Friedman, D. I., and De Ver Dye, T. 2009. Migraine and environment. Headache 49: 941–952.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fuh, J. L., Wang, S. J., and Lu, S. R. 2008. Impact of migraine on the employed labor force in Taiwan. J. Chin. Med. Assoc. 71: 74–78.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Goldberg, L. D. 2005. The cost of migraine and its treatment. Am. J. Manage. Care 11: S62–S67.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hajat, S., Haines, A., Goubet, S. A., Atkinson, R. W., and Anderson, H. R. 1999. Association of air pollution with daily GP consultations for asthma and other lower respiratory conditions in London. Thorax 54: 597–605.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hajat, S., Haines, A., Atkinson, R. W., Bremner, S. A., Anderson, H. R., and Emberlin, J. 2001. Association between air pollution and daily consultations with general practitioners for allergic rhinitis in London, United Kingdom. Am. J. Epidemiol. 153: 704–714.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hajat, S., Anderson, H. R., Atkinson, R. W., and Haines, A. 2002. Effects of air pollution on general practitioner consultations for upper respiratory diseases in London. Occup. Environ. Med. 59: 294–299.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hoek, G., Krishnan, R. M., Beelen, R., Peters, A., Ostro, B., Brunekreef, B., and Kaufman, J. D. 2013. Long-term air pollution exposure and cardio-respiratory mortality: A review. Environ. Health 12: 43.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Janes, H., Sheppard, L., and Lumley, T. 2005. Case-crossover analyses of air pollution exposure data: Referent selection strategies and their implications for bias. Epidemiology 16: 717–726.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Katsouyanni, K., Touloumi, G., Spix, C., Schwartz, J., Balducci, F., Medina, S., Rossi, G., Wojtyniak, B., Sunyer, J., Bacharova, L., Schouten, J. P., Ponka, A., and Anderson, H. R. 1997. Short term effects of ambient sulphur dioxide and particulate matter on mortality in 12 European cities: Results from time series data from the APHEA project. Br. Med. J. 314: 1658–1663.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Larrieu, S., Lefranc, A., Gault, G., Chatignoux, E., Couvy, F., Jouves, B., and Filleul, L. 2009. Are the short-term effects of air pollution restricted to cardiorespiratory diseases? Am. J. Epidemiol. 169: 1201–1208.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LeBlanc, A. J., Cumpston, J. L., Chen, B. T., Frazer, D., Castranova, V., and Nurkiewicz, T. R. 2009. Nanoparticle inhalation impairs endothelium-dependent vasodilation in subepicardial arterioles. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A 72: 1576–1584.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee, J. T., and Schwartz, J. 1999. Reanalysis of the effects of air pollution on daily mortality in Seoul, Korea: A case-crossover design. Environ. Health Perspect. 107: 633–636.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Levy, D., Lumley, T., Sheppard, L., Kaufman, J., and Checkoway, H. 2001. Referent selection in case-crossover analyses of acute health effects of air pollution. Epidemiology 12: 186–192.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lipton, R. B., Stewart, W. F., Diamond, S., Diamond, M. L., and Reed, M. 2001. Prevalence and burden of migraine in the Umited States: Data from the American Migraine Study II. Headache 41: 646–657.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lu, Y., and Zeger, S. 2007. On the equivalence of case-crossover and time series methods in environmental epidemiology. Biostatistics 8: 337–344.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lumley, T., and Levy, D. 2000. Bias in the case-crossover design: Implications for studies of air pollution. Environmetrics 11: 689–704.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maclure, M. 1991. The case-crossover design: A method for studying transient effects on the risk of acute events. Am. J. Epidemiol. 133: 144–153.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marshall, R. J., and Jackson, R. T. 1993. Analysis of case-crossover designs. Stat. Med. 12: 2333–2341.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• May, A. 2006. A review of diagnostic and functional imaging in headache. J. Headache Pain 7: 174–184.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Meggs, W. J. 1993. Neurogenic inflammation and sensitivity to environmental chemicals. Environ. Health Perspect. 101: 234–238.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meggs, W. J. 1995. Neurogenic switching: A hypothesis for mechanism for shifting the site of inflammation in allergy and chemical sensitivity. Environ. Health Perspect. 103: 54–56.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mittleman, M. A., Maclure, M., and Robins, J. M. 1995. Control sampling strategies for case-crossover studies: an assessment of relative efficiency. Am. J. Epidemiol. 142: 91–98.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mittleman, M. A. 2005. Optimal referent selection strategies in case-crossover studies: A settled issue. Epidemiology 16: 15–16.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mukamal, K. J., Wellenius, G. A., Suh, H. H., and Mittleman, M. A. 2009. Weather and air pollution as triggers of severe headaches. Neurology 72: 922–927.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nattero, G., and Enrico, A. Outdoor pollution and headache. Headache 36: 243–245.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Neas, L. N., Schwartz, J., and Dockery, D. 1999. A case-crossover analysis of air pollution and mortality in Philadelphia. Environ. Health Perspect. 107: 629–631.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Partti-Pellinen, K., Marttila, O., Vikka, V., Jaakkola, J. J., Jappinen, P., and Haahtela, T. 1996. The South Karelia air pollution study: Effects of low-level exposure to malodorous sulfur compounds on symptoms. Arch. Environ. Health 51: 315–320.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Prince, P. B., Rapoport, A. M., Sheftell, F. D., Tepper, S. J., and Bigal, M. E. 2004. The effect of weather on headache. Headache 44: 596–602.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schwartz, J., and Marcus, A. 1990. Mortality and air pollution in London: A time series analysis. Am. J. Epidemiol. 131: 185–194.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stovner, L. J., Hagen, K., Jensen, R., Katsarava, Z., Scher, A., Steiner, T., and Zwart, J. A. 2007. The global burden of headache: A documentation of headache prevalence and disability worldwide. Cephalalgia 27: 193–210.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Strom-Tejsen, P. I., Weschler, C. J., Wargocki, P., Myskow, D., and Zarzycka, J. 2008. The influence of ozone on self-evaluation of symptoms in a simulated aircraft cabin. J. Expos. Sci. Environ. Epidemiol. 18: 272–281.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Szyszkowicz, M., Rowe, B. H., and Kaplan, G. G. 2009a. Ambient sulphur dioxide exposure and emergency department visits for migraine in Vancouver, Canada. Int. J. Occup. Environ. Health 22: 7–12.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Szyszkowicz, M., Kaplan, G. G., Grafstein, E., and Rowe, B. H. 2009b. Emergency department visits for migraine and headache: A multi- city study. Int. J. Occup. Environ. Health 22: 235–242.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Szyszkowicz, M., Stieb, D. M., and Rowe, B. H. 2009c. Air pollution and daily ED visits for migraine and headache in Edmonton, Canada. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 27: 391–396.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tornqvist, H., Mills, N. L., Gonzalez, M., Miller, M. R., Robinson, S. D., Megson, I. L., Macnee, W., Donaldson, K., Soderberg, S., Newby, D. E., Sandstrom, T., and Blomberg, A. 2007. Persistent endothelial dysfunction in humans after diesel exhaust inhalation. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 176: 395–400.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Townsend, C. L., and Maynard, R. L. 2002. Effects on health of prolonged exposure to low concentrations of carbon monoxide. Arch. Neurol. 59: 1072–1073.
   Google Scholar
• Tsai, S. S., Chen, C. C., and Yang, C. Y. 2014. Short-term effects of fine particulate air pollution on daily mortality: A case-crossover study in a tropical city, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A 77: 467–477.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang, S. J., Fuh, J. L., Young, Y. H., Lu, S. R., and Shia, B. C. 2000. Prevalence of migraine in Taipei, Taiwan: A population-based survey. Cephalalgia 20: 566–572.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wong, T. W., Tam, W., Tak, S. Y., Wun, Y. T., Wong, A. H., and Wong, C. M. 2006. Association between air pollution and general practitioner visit for respiratory diseases in Hong Kong. Thorax 61: 585–591.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang, C. Y., Chang, C. C., Chuang, H. Y., Tsai, S. S., Wu, T. N., and Ho, C. K. 2004. Relationship between air pollution and daily mortality in a subtropical city: Taipei, Taiwan. Environ. Int. 30: 519–523.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang, C. Y., Hsieh, H. J., Tsai, S. S., Wu, T. N., and Chiu, H. F. 2006. Correlation between air pollution and postneonatal mortality in a subtropical city: Taipei, Taiwan. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A 69: 2033–2040.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang, C. Y., Chen, Y. S., Yang, C. H., and Ho, S. C. 2004. Relationship between ambient air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A 67: 483–493.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zeger, S. L., Thomas, D., Dominici, F., Samet, J. M., Schwartz, J., Dockery, D., and Cohen, A. 2000. Exposure measurement error in time-series studies of air pollution: Concepts and consequences. Environ. Health Perspect. 108: 419–426.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar