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Wildfire-related PM 2.5 and respiratory transmitted disease among Chinese children and adolescents from 2008 to 2019: A retrospective study

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Background: Exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) from wildfires is known to cause deaths and chronic diseases, but its effect on respiratory infections, especially in children and adolescents, is not well characterized. We aimed to comprehensively assess the association between short-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5 and the incidence and mortality of respiratory transmitted diseases in children and adolescents. Methods and findings: Data on daily counts of incident and mortality cases of...

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10.1371/journal.pmed.1004613

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ORCID:
0000-0003-1906-8614
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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MSD
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NDORMS
Sub department:
Centre for Statistics in Medicine
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0000-0001-8379-1730


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https://ror.org/01h0zpd94


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Public Library of Science
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Volume:
22
Issue:
12
Article number:
e1004613
Publication date:
2025-12-05
Acceptance date:
2025-10-24
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1549-1676
ISSN:
1549-1277


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English
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3540160
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2025-12-05
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