Early-life exposure to PM2.5 and risk of acute asthma clinical encounters among children in Massachusetts: a case-crossover analysis

• Main Authors: Roxana Khalili (Author), Scott M. Bartell (Author), Xuefei Hu (Author), Yang Liu (Author), Howard H. Chang (Author), Candice Belanoff (Author), Matthew J. Strickland (Author), Verónica M. Vieira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Associations between ambient particulate matter < 2.5 μm (PM2.5) and asthma morbidity have been suggested in previous epidemiologic studies but results are inconsistent for areas with lower PM2.5 levels. We estimated the associations between early-life short-term PM2.5 exposur...