image: Seasonal mean daily ED visits were 16.5 visits/day/year in winter (medium burden), 18.9 visits/day/year in spring (medium-high burden), 9.4 visits/day/year in summer (low burden), and 23.5 visits/day/year in fall (high burden). view more
Credit: Bozigar et al., 2021, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Asthma emergency department visits may be linked to seasonal air pollution, even in areas with generally low pollutant levels
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260264
Article Title: Using Bayesian time-stratified case-crossover models to examine associations between air pollution and “asthma seasons” in a low air pollution environment
Author Countries: U.S.A.
Funding: Manuscript funding was graciously provided by the Environmental Health Department in the Boston University School of Public Health, chaired by Dr. Jon Levy.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Using Bayesian time-stratified case-crossover models to examine associations between air pollution and “asthma seasons” in a low air pollution environment
Article Publication Date
8-Dec-2021
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.