Low concentrations of fine particle air pollution and mortality in the Canadian Community Health Survey cohort

• Main Authors: Tanya Christidis (Author), Anders C. Erickson (Author), Amanda J. Pappin (Author), Daniel L. Crouse (Author), Lauren L. Pinault (Author), Scott A. Weichenthal (Author), Jeffrey R. Brook (Author), Aaron van Donkelaar (Author), Perry Hystad (Author), Randall V. Martin (Author), Michael Tjepkema (Author), Richard T. Burnett (Author), Michael Brauer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Approximately 2.9 million deaths are attributed to ambient fine particle air pollution around the world each year (PM2.5). In general, cohort studies of mortality and outdoor PM2.5 concentrations have limited information on individuals exposed to low levels of PM2.5 as well as co...