Seasonal Extreme Temperatures and Short-Term Fine Particulate Matter Increases Pediatric Respiratory Healthcare Encounters in a Sparsely Populated Region of the Intermountain Western United States

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Analyzes the impact of short-term fine particulate matter (PM) and seasonal temperatures on children's health in rural, western Montana. Examines healthcare visits for asthma, lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI), and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and examines the correlation between environmental changes and healthcare outcomes.

Erin L. Landguth, Jonathon Knudson, Jon Graham, et al.

Environmental Health, 23, 40

04/2024

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Children and youth · Chronic respiratory conditions · Environmental health · Statistics and data · Montana