Evaluating the impact of air pollution on the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the Perth Metropolitan Region: 2000–2010

Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a major public health issue. Several studies have found that an increased level of ambient particulate matter (PM) smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) is associated with an increased risk of OHCA. We investigated the relationship between air pol...

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Main Authors: Straney, L., Finn, Judith, Dennekamp, M., Bremner, A., Tonkin, A., Jacobs, I.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BMJ Publishing 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23676