The objective of this study was to investigate the potential association between air pollutants
and respiratory diseases (RDs). Generalized additive models were used to analyze the …

In this study, we estimated the short-term effects of ambient air pollution on respiratory
disease hospitalization in Taiyuan, China. Daily data of respiratory disease hospitalization …

Background Previous studies have suggested that there is an association between air
pollutants and circulatory and respiratory diseases; however, relatively few have analyzed …

Ambient air pollution is considered as one of the greatest environmental risk factors to public
health due to its correlation with the onset of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases …

Previous studies have shown that ambient air pollution is associated with respiratory
morbidity. However, the effects of air pollutants on health have rarely been studied in China …

Although there is growing evidence linking chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
hospital admissions to the exposure to ambient air pollution, the effect can vary depending …

Background: We aimed to evaluate the risk factors of the daily mortality associated with air
pollution causing acute lower respiratory tract infections. Methods: We applied a short time …

Objective To investigate the association between ambient air pollution and hospital
emergency admissions in Beijing. Methods In this study, a semi-parametric generalized …

Respiratory disease admission has been increasing in the recent 5 years due to heavy air
pollutions and bad weather conditions in China. We investigated the short-term association …

Background: Air pollution has become a major global public health problem. A number of
studies have confirmed the association between air pollutants and emergency room (ER) …