Air pollutants, seasonal influenza, and acute otitis media in children: a population-based analysis using 22-year hospitalization data

• Main Authors: Conglu Li (Author), Xiaoting Jiang (Author), Yuchen Wei (Author), Yawen Wang (Author), Xiangqian Lao (Author), Qianying Yue (Author), Ka Chun Chong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is a prevalent childhood acute illness, with 13.6 million pediatric office visits annually, often stemming from upper respiratory tract infections (URI) and affected by environmental factors like air pollution and cold seasons. Methods Herein, we made use...