Main Title |
Outpatient medical costs related to air pollution in the Portland, Oregon, area. |
Author |
Jaksch, John A. ;
Stoevener., Herbert H.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. Dept. of Agricultural Economics.;Washington Environmental Research Center, D.C. |
Publisher |
{For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.}, |
Year Published |
1974 |
Report Number |
EPA-600/5-74-017; EPA-68-01-0423; EPA-07AAC-02 |
Stock Number |
PB-237 846 |
OCLC Number |
01150095 |
Subjects |
Air--Pollution--Economic aspects ;
Air--Pollution--Physiological effect ;
Air--Pollution--Oregon--Portland ;
Hospitals--Cost of operation ;
Hospitals--Rates ;
Hospitals--Outpatient services--Oregon--Portland ;
Ambulatory Care ;
Costs and Cost Analysis ;
Models, Theoretical ;
Ambulatory Care--Oregon ;
Costs and Cost Analysis--Oregon ;
Models, Theoretical--Oregon ;
Portland (Or)--Hospitals--Outpatient services ;
Hospital care--Costs ;
Air Pollution--Portland, Or ;
Ambulatory Care--Portland, Or ;
Hospital Outpatient Clinics--Portland, Or
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Additional Subjects |
Oregon ;
Air pollution ;
Medical services ;
Costs ;
Economic analysis ;
Benefit cost analysis ;
Models ;
Health ;
Respiratory diseases ;
Demography ;
Sociology ;
Portland(Oregon) ;
Medical economics ;
Ambulatory health care ;
Outpatient services ;
Air pollution effects(Humans) ;
Air pollution economics
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 600-5-74-017 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
05/05/2014 |
EKBD |
EPA-600/5-74-017 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
09/19/2003 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-5-74-017 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD |
EPA 600-5-74-017 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
11/07/2003 |
ESAD |
EPA 600-5-74-017 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
02/27/2017 |
NTIS |
PB-237 846 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
vi, 125 pages illustrations. |
Abstract |
The study has attempted to quantify in monetary terms the effects of air pollution on the consumption of outpatient medical services. The hypotheses were that air pollution can aggravate a state of health resulting in increased consumption of outpatient medical services and in the number of contacts with the medical system for certain respiratory, cardiovascular, and other diseases aggravated by air pollution. The study period was 1969-1970, and centered in the Portland, Oregon area. Statistical models were formulated, explaining individual outpatient consumption of medical services. Measures of suspended particulate air pollution and meteorological conditions, as well as socioeconomic-demographic variables thought to influence the consumption of medical services, were included in the models as explanatory variables. The statistical results indicated that the procedures used in the study hold promise for quantifying the medical costs of air pollution. The results did show air pollution to have an effect on the consumption of outpatient medical services used to treat certain respiratory diseases. |
Notes |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA-600/5/74-017. Prepared for the Office of Research and Development, Washington Environmental Research Center, by the Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, under Contract No. 68-01-0423. Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-101). |