Short-Term Elevation of Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Acute Lower Respiratory Infection.
Benjamin D HorneElizabeth A JoyMichelle G HofmannPer H GestelandJohn B CannonJacob S LeflerDenitza P BlagevE Kent KorgenskiNatalie TorosyanGrant I HansenDavid KartchnerC Arden PopePublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2019)
In this large sample of urban/suburban patients, short-term exposure to elevated PM2.5 air pollution was associated with greater healthcare use for ALRI in young children, older children, and adults. Further exploration is needed of causal interactions between PM2.5 and ALRI.
Keyphrases
- air pollution
- particulate matter
- lung function
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- liver failure
- young adults
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- respiratory failure
- risk assessment
- intensive care unit
- community dwelling
- cystic fibrosis
- aortic dissection
- affordable care act
- water soluble