Early-life exposure to PM2.5 and risk of acute asthma clinical encounters among children in Massachusetts: a case-crossover analysis

Early-life exposure to PM2.5 and risk of acute asthma clinical encounters among children in Massachusetts: a case-crossover analysis

Abstract Background Associations between ambient particulate matter < 2.5 μm (PM2.5) and asthma morbidity have been suggested in previous epidemiologic studies but results are inconsistent for areas with lower PM2.5 levels. We estimated the associations between early-life short-term PM2.5 exposur...

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Main Authors: Roxana Khalili, Scott M. Bartell, Xuefei Hu, Yang Liu, Howard H. Chang, Candice Belanoff, Matthew J. Strickland, Verónica M. Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Asthma
Child
Particulate matter
Low birthweight
Case-crossover
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-018-0361-6

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