A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study of Ambient Ozone Exposure and Emergency Department Visits for Specific Respiratory Diagnoses in California (2005-2008)

Conclusions: Short-term ozone exposures among California residents ozone monitor were positively associated with EDVs for asthma, ARI, pneumonia, COPD, and URTI during 2005-2008. Those associations were typically larger and more consistent during the warm season. Our findings suggest that these outcomes should be considered when evaluating the potential health benefits of reducing ozone concentrations. This EHP Advance Publication article has been peer-reviewed, revised, and accepted for publication. EHP Advance Publication articles are completely citable using the DOI number assigned to the article. This document will be replaced with the copyedited and formatted version as soon as it is available. Through the DOI number used in the citation, you will be able to access this document at each stage of the publication process. Citation: Malig BJ, Pearson DL, Chang YB, Broadwin R, Basu R, Green RS, Ostro B. A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study of Ambient Ozone Exposure and Emergency Department Visits for Specific Respiratory Diagnoses in California (2005-2008). Environ Health Perspect; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1409495 Received: 17 November 2014 Accepted: 17 November 2015 Advance Publication: 8 December 2015 Note to readers with disabilities: EHP strives to ensure that all journal content is accessible to all readers. However, some figures and Supplemen...
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