Short-term exposure to outdoor nitrogen dioxide and respiratory mortality, with high-risk populations: a nationwide time-stratified case-crossover study
Hyewon Yun, Seoyeong Ahn, Jieun Oh, Cinoo Kang, Ayoung Kim, Dohoon Kwon, Sojin Ahn, Jiwoo Park, Jinah Park, Ejin Kim, Ho Kim, Whanhee Lee · 2024
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Hyewon Yun and co-authors present a 2024 study of nitrogen dioxide air pollution and deaths from lung and airway disease in South Korea. Earlier work was limited to monitored districts and said little about who is most at risk. The team used a machine learning model to estimate daily pollution everywhere in the country from 2015 to 2019.
Across the whole population the link between short pollution spikes and respiratory deaths was weak. It became clear in people aged 80 and older, especially for pneumonia deaths. Poorer districts with fewer medical services also showed somewhat higher risk. The authors estimate most of the extra deaths came on days above the World Health Organization's daily guideline, supporting tighter air standards.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hyewon Yun, Seoyeong Ahn, Jieun Oh, Cinoo Kang, Ayoung Kim, Dohoon Kwon, Sojin Ahn, Jiwoo Park, Jinah Park, Ejin Kim, Ho Kim, Whanhee Lee |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |