Particulate matter and emergency visits for asthma: a time-series study of their association in the presence and absence of wildfire smoke in Reno, Nevada, 2013-2018

• Main Authors: Daniel Kiser (Author), William J. Metcalf (Author), Gai Elhanan (Author), Brendan Schnieder (Author), Karen Schlauch (Author), Andrew Joros (Author), Craig Petersen (Author), Joseph Grzymski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Health risks due to particulate matter (PM) from wildfires may differ from risk due to PM from other sources. In places frequently subjected to wildfire smoke, such as Reno, Nevada, it is critical to determine whether wildfire PM poses unique risks. Our goal was to quantify the d...