All-cause mortality risk associated with long-term exposure to ambient PM2·5 in China: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Tiantian Li, ProfPhD (Author), Yi Zhang, MPH (Author), Jiaonan Wang, BSMed (Author), Dandan Xu, BSMed (Author), Zhaoxue Yin, MM (Author), Huashuai Chen, PhD (Author), Yuebin Lv, MM (Author), Jiesi Luo, MM (Author), Yi Zeng, ProfPhD (Author), Yang Liu, PhD (Author), Patrick L Kinney, ProfScD (Author), Xiaoming Shi, ProfPhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Evidence from cohort studies in North America and Europe indicates that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5) is associated with an increased mortality risk. However, this association has rarely been quantified at higher ambient concentrations. We estimated the h...