Exposure to ultrafine particles and respiratory hospitalisations in five European cities

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 674 - 682
• Main Authors: Samoli, Evangelia, Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic, Katsouyanni, Klea, Hennig, Frauke, Kuhlbusch, Thomas A J, Bellander, Tom, Cattani, Giorgio, Cyrys, Josef, Forastiere, Francesco, Jacquemin, Bénédicte, Kulmala, Markku, Lanki, Timo, Loft, Steffen, Massling, Andreas, Tobias, Aurelio, Stafoggia, Massimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Air Pollution - adverse effects; Child; Child, Preschool; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Environmental Monitoring; Europe; Female; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Middle Aged; Particle Size; Particulate Matter - adverse effects; Poisson Distribution; Pulmonary Medicine; Regression Analysis; Temperature; Young Adult

Epidemiological evidence on the associations between exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP), with aerodynamic electrical mobility diameters <100 nm, and health is limited. We gathered data on UFP from five European cities within 2001-2011 to investigate associations between short-term changes in c...