Background: Air pollution has been demonstrated to be a major risk factor for the
development of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases worldwide. This study examines the …

Objective To investigate the association between air pollution and upper respiratory tract
infection (URTI) in children aged 0–14 years in Hefei, China in 2014–2015. Study design An …

The health effects of air pollution have attracted considerable attention in China. In this
review, the status of air pollution in China is briefly presented. The impacts of air pollution on …

Background A great number of studies have confirmed that children are a particularly
vulnerable population to air pollution. Methods In the present study, 332,337 outpatient visits …

Epidemiological studies have suggested that particulate matter (PM) pollution seriously
affects human health, particularly it is closely associated with respiratory diseases. The aim …

Objective: To summarize the main updated evidence about the health effects of air pollution,
with a special focus on Southern Europe. Data sources: Literature was obtained through …

Controlling the confounding factors on cardiovascular diseases, such as long-time trend,
calendar effect, and meteorological factors, a generalized additive model (GAM) was used to …

Few studies have investigated the respiratory morbidity burden due to ambient air pollution
in China, especially in a multi-city setting. This study aimed to estimate the short-term effects …

Acute upper and lower respiratory infections are main causes of mortality and morbidity in
children. Air pollution has been recognized as an important contributor to development and …

To evaluate the short-term effect of ambient air pollution on cardiovascular hospital
admissions and capture the susceptible subpopulations in Wuhan, China, we adopted a …