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Long-term dynamics of death rates of emphysema, asthma, and pneumonia and improving air quality

BACKGROUND: The respiratory tract is a major target of exposure to air pollutants, and respiratory diseases are associated with both short- and long-term exposures. We hypothesized that improved air quality in North Carolina was associated with reduced rates of death from respiratory diseases in loc...

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Autores principales: Kravchenko, Julia, Akushevich, Igor, Abernethy, Amy P, Holman, Sheila, Ross, William G, Lyerly, H Kim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25018627
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S59995