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SUBMITTER: Cox LAT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5615588 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cox Louis Anthony Tony LAT Liu Xiaobin X Shi Liuhua L Zu Ke K Goodman Julie J
International journal of environmental research and public health 20170912 9
Short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) has been associated with increased risks of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), but whether such associations are supportive of a causal relationship is unclear, and few studies have employed formal causal analysis methods to address this. We employed nonparametric methods to examine the associations between daily concentrations of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and hospital admissions (HAs) for CVD among adults aged 75 years and older in Texas, US ...[more]