The present study explored the association between daily ambient air pollution and daily
emergency room (ER) visits due to acute respiratory symptoms in children of Delhi. The daily
counts of ER visits (ERV) of children (≤ 15 years) having acute respiratory symptoms were
obtained from two hospitals of Delhi for 21 months. Simultaneously, data on daily
concentrations of particulate matter (PM 10 and PM 2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), sulfur
dioxide (SO 2), carbon monoxide (CO), and ozone (O 3) and weather variables were …

Background Data on the relation between the increase in ambient air pollution and acute
respiratory illness in children are scarce. The present study aimed to explore the association
between daily ambient air pollution and daily emergency room (ER) visits due to acute
respiratory symptoms in children of Delhi. Methods In this epidemiological study, the daily
counts of ER visits (ERV) of children (≤ 15 years) having acute respiratory symptoms from
1st June 2017 to 28th February 2019 were obtained from two general hospitals of Delhi …