The Association between Short-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Outpatient Visit in Beijing, China

• Main Authors: Guangxi LI (Author), Haitao LAN (Author), Zhiguo LIU (Author), Ting RUI (Author), Jiapeng LU (Author), Lingjie BIAN (Author), Yinghui WANG (Author), Shihan WANG (Author), Hong ZHANG (Author), Yongjun BIAN (Author), Hui LI (Author), Yuyan GUO (Author), Shigang LIU (Author), Liang LI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We tried to investigate the effect of PM2.5 on daily counts of outpatient visits in the Guang'anmen Hospital to determine if short-term PM2.5 exposure with extremely high concentration affects cardiopulmonary function of Beijing residents. Methods: Outpatient visits and PM2.5 data f...