Short- and intermediate-term exposure to NO₂ and mortality: A multi-county analysis in China.

ABSTRACT: Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) is a well-established traffic emissions tracer and has been associated with multiple adverse health outcomes. Short- and long-term exposure to NO₂ has been studied and is well-documented in existing literature, but information on intermediate-term NO₂ effects and mortality is lacking, despite biological plausibility. We obtained daily NO₂ and mortality data from 42 counties in China from 2013 to 2015. Distributed-lag non-linear models were employed to investigate the relationship between non-accidental mortality and NO₂ up to 30 days before the event, including PM_2.5, temperature, relative humidity, and holidays as covariates in a random effects meta-analysis pooling county-specific estimates. We repea

SUBMITTER: He MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7220820 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature