本文以流行病學法探討空氣污染物對人體健康影響之研究，主要有3個研究重點：

　　1.採用probit模型分析空氣污染物造成的慢性與急性健康效果：實證結果發現懸浮微粒及二氧化硫對慢性支氣管炎、肺氣腫與氣喘三種慢性病組合之罹患，有顯著的正向效果；懸浮微粒、臭氧及PSI對15種急性病症組合有顯著的促發作用。

　　2.運用兩階段估計法，將急性計量反應函數中之慢性疾病變數內生化：估計結果顯示懸浮微粒、臭氧及PSI對急性病症仍有顯著的促發作用，而慢性疾病變數之顯著性則大幅提高。急性健康效益的估計顯示，如果沒有將慢性疾病變數內生化，可能會造成效益的低估。

　　3.利用隨機效果模型分析急性panel資料：此部分以Limdep軟體進行估計，結果發現懸浮微粒、臭氧及PSI對急性病症亦有顯著的促發作用，抽煙、運動、所得與工作或學校環境有無污染等解釋變數則不顯著，與前述研究之結果不同。

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