Associations Between Hourly Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Ambulance Emergency Calls: Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study

• Main Authors: Qiang Zhou (Author), Hanxu Shi (Author), Rengyu Wu (Author), Hong Zhu (Author), Chongzhen Qin (Author), Zhisheng Liang (Author), Shengzhi Sun (Author), Junfeng Zhao (Author), Yasha Wang (Author), Jie Huang (Author), Yinzi Jin (Author), Zhijie Zheng (Author), Jingyan Li (Author), Zhenyu Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundAssociations between short-term exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) air pollutants and mortality or hospital admissions have been well-documented in previous studies. Less is known about the associations of hourly exposure to PM air pollutants with ambulance emergency calls (AECs)...