Long-term exposure to ambient ultrafine particles and respiratory disease incidence in in Toronto, Canada: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Scott Weichenthal (Author), Li Bai (Author), Marianne Hatzopoulou (Author), Keith Van Ryswyk (Author), Jeffrey C. Kwong (Author), Michael Jerrett (Author), Aaron van Donkelaar (Author), Randall V. Martin (Author), Richard T. Burnett (Author), Hong Lu (Author), Hong Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Little is known about the long-term health effects of ambient ultrafine particles (<0.1 μm) (UFPs) including their association with respiratory disease incidence. In this study, we examined the relationship between long-term exposure to ambient UFPs and the incidence of lung c...