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March 1, 2017American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine783 citations

Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality. A Nationwide Analysis in 272 Chinese Cities

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RCRenjie ChenSichuan UniversityPYPeng YinChinese Academy of Social SciencesXMXia MengCapital Medical University

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RATIONALE: ) in developing countries is quite limited. OBJECTIVES: and daily cause-specific mortality in China. METHODS: were estimated using the overdispersed generalized additive models after adjusting for time trends, day of the week, and weather conditions. Exposure-response relationship curves and potential effect modifiers were also evaluated. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: levels or higher temperatures, and in subpopulations with elder age or less education. CONCLUSIONS: and increased mortality from various cardiopulmonary diseases in China. The magnitude of associations was lower than those reported in Europe and North America.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69f4ce133c609279b4e26181https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201609-1862oc
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