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Ambient particulate matter pollution and adult hospital admissions for pneumonia in urban China: A national time series analysis for 2014 through 2017.

Yaohua TianHui LiuYi-Qun WuYa-Qin SiMan LiYao WuXiaowen WangMeng-Ying WangLibo ChenChen WeiTao WuPei GaoYong-Hua Hu
Published in: PLoS medicine (2019)
Our findings suggest that there are significant short-term associations between ambient PM levels and increased hospital admissions for pneumonia in Chinese adults. These findings support the rationale that further limiting PM concentrations in China may be an effective strategy to reduce pneumonia-related hospital admissions.
Keyphrases
  • particulate matter
  • air pollution
  • respiratory failure
  • community acquired pneumonia
  • clinical trial
  • quality improvement
  • heavy metals
  • intensive care unit
  • mechanical ventilation