Large-scale study finds air pollution increases ER visits for breathing problems; rate depends on age, pollutant and lung disease
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JANUARY 18, 2019
As levels of ozone and fine particulate pollution (PM 2.5 ) rise, more patients end up in the ER with breathing problems, according to the largest US study of air pollution and respiratory emergency room visits of patients of all ages. In “Age-specific Associations of Ozone and PM 2.5 among children, 5.1% among adults under 65 and 3.3%
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