Even short-term rises in air pollution are linked to more asthma emergency visits in Singapore

Even relatively small increases in fine-particle air pollution can be followed by more asthma- and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related emergency department visits, according to a nationwide study in Singapore. The increase was most pronounced for asthma, while COPD showed a similar direction of effect but did not reach statistical significance at lower pollution levels.

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