The impact of long-term PM2.5 exposure on specific causes of death: exposure-response curves and effect modification among 53 million U.S. Medicare beneficiaries

• Main Authors: Bingyu Wang (Author), Ki-Do Eum (Author), Fatemeh Kazemiparkouhi (Author), Cheng Li (Author), Justin Manjourides (Author), Virgil Pavlu (Author), Helen Suh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The shape of the exposure-response curve for long-term ambient fine particulate (PM2.5) exposure and cause-specific mortality is poorly understood, especially for rural populations and underrepresented minorities. Methods We used hybrid machine learning and Cox proportional hazar...