Short-term effects of particulate matter constituents on daily hospitalizations and mortality in five South-European cities: results from the MED-PARTICLES project

Few recent studies examined acute effects on health of individual chemical species in the particulate matter (PM) mixture, and most of them have been conducted in North America. Studies in Southern Europe are scarce. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between particulate matter con...

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Autores: Basagaña, Xavier, Jacquemin, Bénédicte, Karanasiou, Angeliki, Ostro, Bart, Querol, Xavier, Agis, David, Alessandrini, Ester, Alguacil, Juan, Artiñano, Begoña, Catrambone, Maria, de la Rosa, Jesús D, Pérez Díaz, Julio, Faustini, Annunziata, Ferrari, Silvia, Forastiere, Francesco, Katsouyanni, Klea, Linares, Cristina, Perrino, Cinzia, Ranzi, Andrea, Ricciardelli, Isabella, Samoli, Evangelia, Zauli-Sajani, Stefano, Sunyer, Jordi, Stafoggia, Massimo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/344930
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/344930
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84911362083
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Species
Chemical constituent
Hospital admissions
Mortality
Particulate matter
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Sumario:Few recent studies examined acute effects on health of individual chemical species in the particulate matter (PM) mixture, and most of them have been conducted in North America. Studies in Southern Europe are scarce. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between particulate matter constituents and daily hospital admissions and mortality in five cities in Southern Europe.