Estimating mortality burden attributable to short-term PM_2.5 exposure: A national observational study in China.

ABSTRACT: Studies worldwide have estimated the number of deaths attributable to long-term exposure to fine airborne particles (PM_2.5), but limited information is available on short-term exposure, particularly in China. In addition, most existing studies have assumed that short-term PM_2.5-mortality associations were linear. For this reason, the use of linear exposure-response functions for calculating disease burden of short-term exposure to PM_2.5 in China may not be appropriate. There is an urgent need for a comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of the disease burden related to short-term PM_2.5 exposure in China. Here, we explored the non-linear association between short-term PM_2.5 exposure and all-cause mortality in 104 counties in China; es

SUBMITTER: Li T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6548716 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature