Background: Studies have reported that ambient air pollution is associated with an
increased risk of developing or dying from coronavirus-2 (COVID-19). Methodological …

Aims: To assess any relationship between the levels of ambient air pollutants and hospital
admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Hong Kong. Methods: A …

The link between elevated concentrations of ambient particulate matter (PM) and increased
mortality has been investigated in numerous studies. Here we analyzed the role of different …

Aims To assess the relationship between levels of ambient air pollutants and hospitalization
rates for asthma in Hong Kong (HK). Methods This is a retrospective ecological study. Data …

Study objective: Apheis is a public health surveillance system that aims to provide
European, national, regional, and local decision makers, environmental health …

In this study we considered confounding from air pollutants and chronological variables in
the relation between humidex, a summer temperature and humidity index, and …

Objectives. We examined trends in the relation between educational level and adult
mortality in the Russian Federation in the period 1989 through 2001. Methods. We used a …

Several recent studies have reported significant health effects of air pollution even at low
levels of air pollutants. These studies have been criticized for the statistical methods and for …

Background: Few studies have used time series to investigate the relationship between
asthma attacks and aeroallergen levels on a daily basis. Methods: This study, based on time …

The authors aimed to examine the association between diurnal temperature range (DTR)
and daily mortalities due to cardiovascular disease among people aged 65 years and older …