Impact of local air quality management policies on emergency hospitalisations for respiratory conditions in the North West Coast region of England: a longitudinal controlled ecological study

• Main Authors: Tanith C. Rose (Author), Konstantinos Daras (Author), Jane Cloke (Author), Sarah Rodgers (Author), Paul Farrell (Author), Saiqa Ahmed (Author), Benjamin Barr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Air quality is monitored at a local level in the UK as part of the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) system. If air quality objectives within an area are not achieved an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) is declared and action plan developed. The efficacy of this system in red...