Background: Although many time-series studies have established associations of daily
pollution variations with daily deaths, there are fewer at low concentrations, or focused on …

Outdoor air pollution is a major determinant of health worldwide. The greatest public health
effects are from increased mortality in adults. However, both PM and O3 also cause a wide …

Background Exposure to ambient air pollution increases morbidity and mortality, and is a
leading contributor to global disease burden. We explored spatial and temporal trends in …

Background Few studies on long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality have been
reported from Europe. Within the multicentre European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution …

It is well established that exposure to ambient air pollution affects human health. A majority
of literature concentrated on health effects of air pollution in high income countries. Only …

Air pollution is now recognized by governments, international institutions and civil society as
a major global public health risk factor. This is the result of the remarkable growth of …

Background To avoid the usual problems of multi-population correlation studies of air
poilution and mortality, and for reasons of convenience, daily time-series mortality studies …

Increased concentrations of ozone and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) since preindustrial
times reflect increased emissions, but also contributions of past climate change. Here we …

Background The health impacts of ambient air pollution impose large costs on society.
Although all people are exposed to air pollution, the older population (ie, those aged≥ 60 …

Health effects attributable to air pollution exposure in Chinese population have been least
understood. The authors conducted a meta-analysis on 33 time-series and case-crossover …