Short term effects of particle exposure on hospital admissions in the Mid-Atlantic states: a population estimate.

Many studies report significant associations between PM(2.5) (particulate matter <2.5 micrometers) and hospital admissions. These studies mostly rely on a limited number of monitors which introduces exposure error, and excludes rural and suburban populations from locations where monitors are not...

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Main Authors: Itai Kloog, Francesco Nordio, Antonella Zanobetti, Brent A Coull, Petros Koutrakis, Joel D Schwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3917892?pdf=render