September 20, 2016Open Access

Wildfire-specific Fine Particulate Matter and Risk of Hospital Admissions in Urban and Rural Counties

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Short-term exposure to wildfire-specific PM2.5was associated with risk of respiratory diseases in the elderly population in the Western United States during severe smoke days. See video abstract at, http://links.lww.com/EDE/B137.

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