Spatial and Temporal Trends of Number of Deaths Attributable to Ambient PM_2.5 in the Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to evaluate the spatial and temporal trends of the health burden attributable to particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter (PM_2.5) in the metropolitan cities and provinces of the Korea.

Methods

We used modeled PM_2.5 concentration data for the basic administrative levels, comprising the cities and the provinces of Korea, the corresponding annual population census data for each level, and the age and cause specific mortality data. We applied cause-specific integrated exposure-response functions to calculate the premature mortality attributable to ambient PM_2.5 for four disease end points (ischemic heart disease [IHD], chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], lung cancer [LC], and cerebrovascular disease [stroke])

SUBMITTER: Han C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6052329 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature