Emergency Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases and the Chemical Composition of Fine Particle Air Pollution | Zendy

Roger D. Peng | Zendy; Michelle L. Bell | Zendy; Alison S. Geyh | Zendy; Aidan McDermott | Zendy; Scott L. Zeger | Zendy; Jonathan M. Samet | Zendy; Francesca Dominici | Zendy

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Emergency Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases and the Chemical Composition of Fine Particle Air Pollution

Author(s) -

Roger D. Peng,

Michelle L. Bell,

Alison S. Geyh,

Aidan McDermott,

Scott L. Zeger,

Jonathan M. Samet,

Francesca Dominici

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0800185

Subject(s) - interquartile range , medicine , air pollution , environmental health , population , particulates , pollutant , environmental science , toxicology , emergency medicine , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry

Population-based studies have estimated health risks of short-term exposure to fine particles using mass of PM(2.5) (particulate matter <or= 2.5 microm in aerodynamic diameter) as the indicator. Evidence regarding the toxicity of the chemical components of the PM(2.5) mixture is limited.

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