Epidemiological evidence of effects of coarse airborne particles on health

@article{Brunekreef2005EpidemiologicalEO,
  title={Epidemiological evidence of effects of coarse airborne particles on health},
  author={Bert Brunekreef and Bertil Forsberg},
  journal={European Respiratory Journal},
  year={2005},
  volume={26},
  pages={309 - 318}
}
Studies on health effects of airborne particulate matter (PM) have traditionally focused on particles <10 μm in diameter (PM10) or particles <2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5). The coarse fraction of PM10, particles >2.5 μm, has only been studied recently. These particles have different sources and composition compared with PM2.5. This paper is based on a systematic review of studies that have analysed fine and coarse PM jointly and examines the epidemiological evidence for effects of coarse particles… 
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