Effects of exposure to fine particulate matter in elderly hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases in the South of the Brazilian Amazon

Exposure to air pollution is an important cause of hospital admissions due to respiratory diseases. Nevertheless, few studies use pollutant concentration data estimated by mathematical models. A time-series ecological study was developed, using data from hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases...

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Main Authors: A.B. Machin, L.F. Nascimento, K. Mantovani, E.B. Machin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2019-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2019000200604&lng=en&tlng=en