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Short-term air pollution exposure and hospital admissions for cardiorespiratory diseases in Brazil: A nationwide time-series study between 2008 and 2018

Authors :
Weeberb J. Requia
Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera
Heresh Amini
Gladston Luiz da Silva
Joel D. Schwartz
Petros Koutrakis
Source :
Environmental Research. 217:114794
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2023.

Abstract

The established evidence associating air pollution with health is limited to populations from specific regions. Further large-scale studies in several regions worldwide are needed to support the literature to date and encourage national governments to act. Brazil is an example of these regions where little research has been performed on a large scale. To address this gap, we conducted a study looking at the relationship between daily PM

Details

ISSN :
00139351
Volume :
217
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Environmental Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....bc4031f183a4978d18664f03552133ef
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114794