Long-term exposure to air pollution and lower respiratory infections in a large population-based adult cohort in Catalonia
Long-term exposure to air pollution was positively associated with hospital admission for lower respiratory infections. Individuals who were older than 65 years, hypertensive or male were most vulnerable.
Authors
- Payam Dadvand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2325-1027)
- Otávio T. Ranzani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4677-6862)
- Cathryn C. Tonne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-8264)
- Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9461-7981)
- Xavier Basagaña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8457-1489)
- Sergio Olmos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4045-6830)
- Talita Duarte‐Salles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8274-0357)
- Carles Milà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0470-0760)
- Anna Alari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-0895)
Institutions
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (ES)
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.109230
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.83
Funders
- Centres de Recerca de Catalunya
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación