Acute Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke Exposure During a Compound Event: A Case‐Crossover Study of the 2016 Great Smoky Mountain Wildfires

Abstract In 2016, unprecedented intense wildfires burned over 150,000 acres in the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States. Smoke from these fires greatly impacted the region and exposure to this smoke was significant. A bidirectional case‐crossover design was applied to assess the relat...

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Main Authors: Sara Duncan, Charlie Reed, Taylin Spurlock, Margaret M. Sugg, Jennifer D. Runkle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2023-10-01
Series:GeoHealth
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GH000860