Breathe Project Reports

Peer-reviewed

Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Department Utilization and Fine Particulate Matter: A Case-Crossover Study

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Published 2019
Air Quality, Children, Fine Particulate Matter, Neurological, Pollution Sources, Public Health
International, National

Summary

Our objectives were to estimate the association between acute exposures to ambient PM2.5 and psychiatric emergency department (ED) utilization and to determine if it is modified by community deprivation.

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