Association of PM2.5 concentration with health center outpatient visits for respiratory diseases of children under 5 years old in Lima, Peru
Abstract Background Lima is one of the more polluted cities in Latin America. High levels of PM2.5 have been shown to increase health center outpatient visits of respiratory diseases. Methods Health center outpatient visits for children < 5 years for childhood respiratory disease (acute lower res...
Main Authors: | Jennifer Estefanía Davila Cordova, Vilma Tapia Aguirre, Vanessa Vasquez Apestegui, Luis Ordoñez Ibarguen, Bryan N. Vu, Kyle Steenland, Gustavo F. Gonzales |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-020-0564-5 |
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