The association between daily concentrations of air pollution and visits to a psychiatric emergency unit: a case-crossover study

• Main Authors: Anna Oudin (Author), Daniel Oudin Åström (Author), Peter Asplund (Author), Steinn Steingrimsson (Author), Zoltan Szabo (Author), Hanne Krage Carlsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Air pollution is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Experimental studies, and a few epidemiological studies, suggest that air pollution may cause acute exacerbation of psychiatric disorders, and even increase the rate of suicide attempts, but epidemio...