Associations between all-cause and ischemic heart disease mortality and long-term ambient ultrafine particles exposure: a comparison of statistical and machine learning exposure models.

Journal: Environment international
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Evidence about the health effects of ultrafine particles (UFPs) remains limited, especially due to challenges in estimating exposure in epidemiological studies.

Authors

  • Julien Vachon
    Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada; Center for Public Health Research (CReSP), University of Montreal and CIUSSS Du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
  • Audrey Smargiassi
    Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada; Center for Public Health Research (CReSP), University of Montreal and CIUSSS Du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: audrey.smargiassi@umontreal.ca.
  • Keith Van Ryswyk
    Air Pollution Exposure Science Section, Water and Air Quality Bureau, Healthy Environment and Consumer Safety, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Éric Lavigne
    School of Epidemiology & Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Elhadji Anassour Laouan Sidi
    Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ), Montreal, Canada.
  • Claudia Blais
    Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ), Montreal, Canada; Faculty of Pharmacy, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.
  • Stéphane Buteau
    Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada; Center for Public Health Research (CReSP), University of Montreal and CIUSSS Du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, Canada.