[Urban air pollution and hospital admissions for asthma and acute respiratory disease in Murcia city (Spain)].

CONCLUSIONS: Urban air pollution increases hospital admissions in children due to acute respiratory diseases, especially asthma and bronchiolitis. Implementing preventive measures, expanding time series and collaborative studies with open data, would help improve public health and air quality in the cities.
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Source: Anales de Pediatria - February 26, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Ortega-García JA, Martínez-Hernández I, Boldo E, Cárceles-Álvarez A, Solano-Navarro C, Ramis R, Aguilar-Ros E, Sánchez-Solis M, López-Hernández F Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: research