Short-term effects of ambient fine particulate matter pollution on hospital visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Beijing, China

• Main Authors: Yaohua Tian (Author), Xiao Xiang (Author), Juan Juan (Author), Jing Song (Author), Yaying Cao (Author), Chao Huang (Author), Man Li (Author), Yonghua Hu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Little is known about the effect of ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in China. The objective of this study was to explore the short-term effects of PM2.5 on outpatient and inpatient visits for COPD in Beijing, China. Methods...