Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and ischemic stroke onset: a time-stratified case-crossover analysis using a distributed lag nonlinear model in Shenzhen, China
Abstract Background Stroke, especially ischemic stroke (IS), has been a severe public health problem around the world. However, the association between air pollution and ischemic stroke remains ambiguous. Methods A total of 63, 997 IS cases aged 18 years or above in Shenzhen were collected from 2008...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-019-0557-4 |