Effects of PM2.5 Exposure in Different Air Quality Grades on Daily Outpatient Visits for Childhood Asthma in Shijiazhuang, China.

Biomed Environ Sci

Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Plateau Atmosphere and Environment, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China.

Published: December 2018

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