Spatio-temporal associations of air pollutant concentrations, GP respiratory consultations and respiratory inhaler prescriptions: a 5-year study of primary care in the borough of Lambeth, South London

• Main Authors: Mark Ashworth (Author), Antonis Analitis (Author), David Whitney (Author), Evangelia Samoli (Author), Sofia Zafeiratou (Author), Richard Atkinson (Author), Konstantina Dimakopoulou (Author), Sean Beavers (Author), Joel Schwartz (Author), Klea Katsouyanni (Author), on behalf of the STEAM project research group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Although the associations of outdoor air pollution exposure with mortality and hospital admissions are well established, few previous studies have reported on primary care clinical and prescribing data. We assessed the associations of short and long-term pollutant exposures with...