Urban air pollution and hospital admissions for asthma and acute respiratory disease in Murcia city (Spain)

• Main Authors: Juan Antonio Ortega-García (Author), Indra Martínez-Hernández (Author), Elena Boldo (Author), Alberto Cárceles-Álvarez (Author), Carmen Solano-Navarro (Author), Rebeca Ramis (Author), Estefanía Aguilar-Ros (Author), Manuel Sánchez-Solis (Author), Fernando López-Hernández (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Urban air pollution (UAP) is a major threat to child and adolescent health. Children are more vulnerable to its effects, being associated with higher morbidity and mortality due to acute and chronic diseases, especially respiratory ones. A study is performed on the relationship between...