Study links pollution to hospital visits Scientists have found a direct link between air pollution levels and hospital admissions in Tayside.
A team at the University of Dundee studied the medical records of 450 patients with bronchiectasis against 15 years of pollution data for the study.
They discovered that many had sought medical help on days when pollution levels spiked.
They concluded that a "fairly modest" cut in pollution would have prevented nearly 1,000 medical interventions. BBC News
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A team at the University of Dundee studied the medical records of 450 patients with bronchiectasis against 15 years of pollution data for the study.
They discovered that many had sought medical help on days when pollution levels spiked.
They concluded that a "fairly modest" cut in pollution would have prevented nearly 1,000 medical interventions. BBC News
See also:
- The impact of acute air pollution fluctuations on bronchiectasis pulmonary exacerbation. A case-crossover analysis (abstract) European Respiratory Journal
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