OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact on human health of exposure to particulate matter emitted from b... more OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact on human health of exposure to particulate matter emitted from burnings in the Brazilian Amazon region. METHODS: This was an ecological study using an environmental exposure indicator presented as the percentage of annual hours (AH%) of PM2.5 above 80 μg/m3. The outcome variables were the rates of hospitalization due to respiratory disease among children, the elderly and the intermediate age group, and due to childbirth. Data were obtained from the National Space Research Institute and the Ministry of Health for all of the microregions of the Brazilian Amazon region, for the years 2004 and 2005. Multiple regression models for the outcome variables in relation to the predictive variable AH% of PM2.5 above 80 μg/m3 were analyzed. The Human Development Index (HDI) and mean number of complete blood counts per 100 inhabitants in the Brazilian Amazon region were the control variables in the regression analyses. RESULTS: The association of the exposure indi...
ACOES PARA SALVAGUARDA DAS CONDICOES AMBIENTAIS COMO MEDIDAS PREVENTIVAS NO FOCO EM SANEAMENTO E ... more ACOES PARA SALVAGUARDA DAS CONDICOES AMBIENTAIS COMO MEDIDAS PREVENTIVAS NO FOCO EM SANEAMENTO E PROMOCAO DE ACOES BASICAS EM MEDICINA
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact on human health of exposure to particulate matter emitted from b... more OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact on human health of exposure to particulate matter emitted from burnings in the Brazilian Amazon region. METHODS: This was an ecological study using an environmental exposure indicator presented as the percentage of annual hours (AH%) of PM2.5 above 80 μg/m3. The outcome variables were the rates of hospitalization due to respiratory disease among children, the elderly and the intermediate age group, and due to childbirth. Data were obtained from the National Space Research Institute and the Ministry of Health for all of the microregions of the Brazilian Amazon region, for the years 2004 and 2005. Multiple regression models for the outcome variables in relation to the predictive variable AH% of PM2.5 above 80 μg/m3 were analyzed. The Human Development Index (HDI) and mean number of complete blood counts per 100 inhabitants in the Brazilian Amazon region were the control variables in the regression analyses. RESULTS: The association of the exposure indi...
ACOES PARA SALVAGUARDA DAS CONDICOES AMBIENTAIS COMO MEDIDAS PREVENTIVAS NO FOCO EM SANEAMENTO E ... more ACOES PARA SALVAGUARDA DAS CONDICOES AMBIENTAIS COMO MEDIDAS PREVENTIVAS NO FOCO EM SANEAMENTO E PROMOCAO DE ACOES BASICAS EM MEDICINA
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