Acute effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in Beijing, China: a time-series study

• Main Authors: Endawoke Amsalu (Author), Tianqi Wang (Author), Haibin Li (Author), Yue Liu (Author), Anxin Wang (Author), Xiangtong Liu (Author), Lixin Tao (Author), Yanxia Luo (Author), Feng Zhang (Author), Xinghua Yang (Author), Xia Li (Author), Wei Wang (Author), Xiuhua Guo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Air pollution and cardiovascular disease are increasing problems in China. However, the short-term association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is not well documented. The purpose of this study is to estimate the short-term effects of PM2.5...