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Estimating the causal effect of annual PM(2.5) exposure on mortality rates in the Northeastern and mid-Atlantic states

BACKGROUND: Dozens of cohort studies have associated particulate matter smaller than 2.5 µm in diameter (PM(2.5)) exposure with early deaths, and the Global Burden of Disease identified PM(2.5) as the fifth-ranking mortality risk factor in 2015. However, few studies have used causal modeling techniq...

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Autores principales: Yitshak-Sade, Maayan, Kloog, Itai, Zanobetti, Antonella, Schwartz, Joel D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6693936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31538134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000052