Association of PM 2.5 concentration with health center outpatient visits for respiratory diseases of children under 5 years old in Lima, Peru.
Autor: | Davila Cordova JE; Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, and Laboratory of Investigation and Development, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. jdavila.1@alumni.unav.es., Tapia Aguirre V; Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, and Laboratory of Investigation and Development, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru., Vasquez Apestegui V; Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, and Laboratory of Investigation and Development, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru., Ordoñez Ibarguen L; National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Diseases, Minsa, Peru., Vu BN; Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA., Steenland K; Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA., Gonzales GF; Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, and Laboratory of Investigation and Development, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Environmental health : a global access science source [Environ Health] 2020 Jan 15; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 15. |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12940-020-0564-5 |
Abstrakt: | Background: Lima is one of the more polluted cities in Latin America. High levels of PM Methods: Health center outpatient visits for children < 5 years for childhood respiratory disease (acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI), pneumonia and acute bronchiolitis/asthma) from 498 public clinics in Lima were available on a weekly basis from 2011 to 2015 from Peru's Ministry of Health (MINSA). The association between the average weekly concentrations of PM Results: We found a significant association between exposure to PM Conclusions: Higher emissions of environmental pollutants such as PM |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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