Associations between daily air quality and hospitalisations for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Beijing, 2013–17: an ecological analysis

Summary: Background: Air pollution in Beijing has been improving through implementation of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (2013–17), but its implications for respiratory morbidity have not been directly investigated. We aimed to assess the potential effects of air-quality impr...

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Main Authors: Lirong Liang, PhD, Yutong Cai, PhD, Benjamin Barratt, PhD, Baolei Lyu, PhD, Queenie Chan, PhD, Anna L Hansell, ProfPhD, Wuxiang Xie, PhD, Di Zhang, MSc, Frank J Kelly, ProfPhD, Zhaohui Tong, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519619300853