Background: Evidence on the short-term effects of fine and coarse particles on morbidity in
Europe is scarce and inconsistent. Objectives: We aimed to estimate the association between …

OBIETTIVO: valutare gli effetti a breve termine dell’inquinamento atmosferico sulla mortalità
nelle 25 città italiane partecipanti alla seconda fase del progetto EpiAir (Sorveglianza …

Background: Several studies have shown an association between nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 )
and mortality. In Italy, the EpiAir multicentric study, “Air Pollution and Health: Epidemiological …

Short-term effects of air pollutants on respiratory mortality and morbidity have been consistently
reported but usually studied separately. To more completely assess air pollution effects, …

Background: Although numerous studies have provided evidence of an association between
ambient air pollution and acute cardiac morbidity, little is known regarding susceptibility …

Background: Several time-series studies have established the relationship between particulate
matter (PM 10) and mortality. We adopted a case-crossover design to evaluate whether …

We performed a multisite study to evaluate demographic and clinical conditions as potential
modifiers of the particulate matter (PM)–mortality association. We selected 228,619 natural …

Background Epidemiological studies have provided evidence that exposure to vehicular
traffic increases the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and may exacerbate pre-existing …

Results we found an immediate effect of PM10 and NO2 (lag 0) for cardiac diseases as a
group and for specific conditions (coronary syndrome and heart failure). No effect of ozone was …

Previous studies reported significant variability of air pollutants across Europe with the lowest
concentrations generally found in Northern Europe and the highest in Southern European …