Association between Air Pollutants and Asthma Emergency Room Visits and Hospital Admissions in Time Series Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Air pollution constitutes a significant stimulus of asthma exacerbations; however, the impacts of exposure to major air pollutants on asthma-related hospital admissions and emergency room visits (ERVs) have not been fully determined.<h4>Objective</h4>We sou...

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Main Authors: Xue-yan Zheng, Hong Ding, Li-na Jiang, Shao-wei Chen, Jin-ping Zheng, Min Qiu, Ying-xue Zhou, Qing Chen, Wei-jie Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138146