Short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide case-crossover study in Japan

Summary: Background: PM2·5 is an important but modifiable environmental risk factor, not only for pulmonary diseases and cancers, but for cardiovascular health. However, the evidence regarding the association between air pollution and acute cardiac events, such as out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OH...

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Main Authors: Bing Zhao, MD, Fay H Johnston, MBBS, Farhad Salimi, PhD, Masahiko Kurabayashi, ProfMD, Kazuaki Negishi, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519619302621