Distributed Lag Analyses of Daily Hospital Admissions and Source-Apportioned Fine Particle Air Pollution.

BACKGROUND: Past time-series studies of the health effects of fine particulate matter [aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5)] have used chemically nonspecific PM2.5 mass. However, PM2.5 is known to vary in chemical composition with source, and health impacts may vary accordingly. OBJECTIVE: We teste...

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Published in:Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 119; no. 4; pp. 455 - 461
Main Authors: Lall, Ramona, Kazuhiko Ito, Thurston, George D.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Apr2011
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