Studies have established a link between exposure to fine particles (PM2. 5) and mortality in
infants and children. However, few studies have explored the association between post-birth …

Introduction Air pollution has been shown to have a significant impact on morbidity and
mortality of respiratory illnesses including asthma. Areas covered Outdoor air pollution …

Background Exposure to fine particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of≤ 2.5 μm
(PM 2.5) is associated with adverse health effects. This study aimed to evaluate the toxic …

Myocardial infarction (MI) is a major global contributor to disability and death. Few studies
have investigated the impacts of short-term exposure to particulate matter with an …

Air pollutants are major risk factors for respiratory diseases, particularly asthma, socially and
spatially correlated. Many existing environment-asthma-related studies, however, have …

Background: Exposure to air pollutants is known to exacerbate asthma, with prior studies
focused on associations between single pollutant exposure and asthma exacerbations. As …

Background The new round of WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of
Disease assessment requires futher research to provide more evidence, especially on the …

Airway wall remodeling is a pathology occurring in chronic inflammatory lung diseases
including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and fibrosis. In 2017, the …

Pneumonia, one of the important causes of death in children, may be induced or aggravated
by particulate matter (PM). Limited research has examined the association between PM and …

Preschool children with recurrent wheezing are a heterogeneous population with many
underlying biological pathways that contribute to clinical presentations. Although the …