Air pollution and hospitalizations in the largest Brazilian metropolis

• Main Authors: Nelson Gouveia (Author), Flavia Prado Corrallo (Author), Antônio Carlos Ponce de Leon (Author), Washington Junger (Author), Clarice Umbelino de Freitas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of air pollution on hospitalizations for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in the largest Brazilian metropolis. METHODS This study was carried out at the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, Brazil. Environmental data were obtained from the network of mo...