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SUBMITTER: Cesar AC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4661030 | biostudies-other | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
César A C G AC Carvalho J A JA Nascimento L F C LF
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas 20150929 12
Exposure to nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted by burning fossil fuels has been associated with respiratory diseases. We aimed to estimate the effects of NOx exposure on mortality owing to respiratory diseases in residents of Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil, of all ages and both sexes. This time-series ecological study from August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012 used information on deaths caused by respiratory diseases obtained from the Health Department of Taubaté. Estimated daily levels of pollutants (NOx, par ...[more]