Exposure To Coarse Air Pollution Not Associated With Hospital Admission For Respiratory Diseases
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 14:28
in Health & Medicine
Exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution such as from agricultural activities, windblown dust and mechanical grinding is not statistically significantly associated with emergency hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases among Medicare patients This is the largest US nationwide study on the acute health effects of coarse particle pollution. Coarse particles are airborne pollutants that fall between 2.5 and 10 microns in diameter.
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