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Life Sciences
Data on life sciences reported by S. Host and co-researchers
September 9th, 2008
"Little is known about the potential health effects of the coarse fraction of ambient particles. The aim of this study is to estimate the links between fine (PM2.5) and coarse particle (PM2.52-10) levels and cardiorespiratory hospitalisations in six French cities during 2000-2003," researchers in Paris, France report. "Data on the daily numbers of hospitalisations for respiratory, cardiovascular, cardiac and ischaemic heart diseases were collected. Associations between exposure indicators and hospitalisations were estimated in each city using a Poisson regression model, controlling for confounding factors (seasons, days of the week, holidays, influenza epidemics, pollen...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-09)
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