Landscape fire smoke enhances the association between fine particulate matter exposure and acute respiratory infection among children under 5 years of age: Findings of a case-crossover study for 48 low- and middle-income countries
Background: Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) produced by landscape fires is thought to be more toxic than that from non-fire sources. However, the effects of “fire-sourced” PM2.5 on acute respiratory infection (ARI) are unknown. Methods: We combined Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from 48 co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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Series: | Environment International |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041202200592X |