Effects of particulate matter exposure on multiple sclerosis hospital admission in Lombardy region, Italy

Environmental Research

Volumn 145, Issue , 2016, Pages 68-73

  Laura, Angelici ^a   Mirko, Piola ^b   Tommaso, Cavalleri ^a   Giorgia, Randi ^a   Francesca, Cortini ^c   Roberto, Bergamaschi ^d   Andrea, Baccarelli A ^e   Pier Alberto, Bertazzi ^a,c   Angela Cecilia, Pesatori ^a,c   Valentina, Bollati ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Lombardy region; MS hospitalization; Multiple Sclerosis; PM10

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISABILITY; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; URBAN AREA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TOXICITY; URBAN POPULATION; WEATHER;

ITALY; LOMBARDY;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK; SEASONS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WEATHER;

EID: 84948809106     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.11.017     Document Type: Article

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