Effect measure modification of the association between short-term exposures to PM2.5 and hospitalizations by longs-term PM2.5 exposure among a cohort of people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in North Carolina, 2002–2015

Effect measure modification of the association between short-term exposures to PM2.5 and hospitalizations by longs-term PM2.5 exposure among a cohort of people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in North Carolina, 2002–2015

Abstract Background Approximately nine million adults in the United States are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and positive associations between short-term air pollution exposure and increased risk of COPD hospitalizations in older adults are consistently reported. We exami...

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Main Authors: Kristen N. Cowan, Lauren H. Wyatt, Thomas J. Luben, Jason D. Sacks, Cavin Ward-Caviness, Kristen M. Rappazzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Air Pollution
Environmental Epidemiology
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-023-00999-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-023-00999-4

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