Short-term effects of fine and coarse particles on deaths in Hong Kong elderly population: An analysis of mortality displacement

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 241; pp. 148 - 154
• Main Authors: Qiu, Hong, Pun, Vivian C., Tian, Linwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Coarse particulate matter; Fine particulate matter; Generalized additive distributed lag model; mortality displacement; Time series study; GAM; Coarse particulate matter; Fine particulate matter; ICD-10; mortality displacement; DLM; Time series study; PM2.5; PMc; PM10; IQR; Generalized additive distributed lag model

While numerous studies worldwide have evaluated the short-term associations of fine and coarse particulate matter (PM) air pollution with mortality and morbidity, these studies may be susceptible to short-term harvesting effect. We aimed to investigate the short-term association between mortality an...