Association between ambient air pollutants and upper respiratory tract infection and pneumonia disease burden in Thailand from 2000 to 2022: a high frequency ecological analysis

• Main Authors: Choo, Esther Li Wen, Janhavi, A., Koo, Joel Ruihan, Yim, Steve Hung Lam, Dickens, Borame L., Lim, Jue Tao
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Upper Respiratory Tract Infections; Pneumonia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169551
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: A pertinent risk factor of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and pneumonia is the exposure to major ambient air pollutants, with short term exposures to different air pollutants being shown to exacerbate several respiratory conditions. Methods: Here, using disease surveillanc...