Wildfire Smoke Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Cardiorespiratory Emergency Department Visits in Alaska

Abstract Alaskan wildfires have major ecological, social, and economic consequences, but associated health impacts remain unexplored. We estimated cardiorespiratory morbidity associated with wildfire smoke (WFS) fine particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) in three major populati...

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Published in:	GeoHealth
Main Authors:	M. B. Hahn, G. Kuiper, K. O'Dell, E. V. Fischer, S. Magzamen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021-05-01
Subjects:	Alaska Alaska native cardiorespiratory epidemiology particulate matter smoke open climate campaign
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GH000349