Ambient Air Pollution and Hospitalizations for Ischemic Stroke: A Time Series Analysis Using a Distributed Lag Nonlinear Model in Chongqing, China

• Main Authors: Hao Chen (Author), Zheng Cheng (Author), Mengmeng Li (Author), Pan Luo (Author), Yong Duan (Author), Jie Fan (Author), Ying Xu (Author), Kexue Pu (Author), Li Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Short-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with ischemic stroke (IS) hospitalizations, but the evidence of its effects on IS in low- and middle-income countries is limited and inconsistent. We aimed to quantitatively estimate the association between air pollution and hospitalizations f...