Asthma hospitalisations drop 41% in improved air of lockdown, Oxford study finds(theguardian.com)
theguardian.com
Asthma hospitalisations drop 41% in improved air of lockdown, Oxford study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/09/asthma-emergency-admissions-plunged-as-lockdown-improved-air-oxford-study-finds
The article also contains a link to the source study, "Impacts of ambient air quality on acute asthma hospital admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oxford City, UK: a time-series study" - https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1/e070704
Which includes:
"STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY
- This study investigated the association between ambient air pollution exposure and risk of admission to hospital for asthma.
- The study includes an at-risk population of >800,000 person-years.
- Associations were evaluated using single and multipollutant models.
- Causation cannot be inferred from this observational study.
- A single city study may limit wider generalisation of findings."
(And I didn't exactly use the original article title despite it being a perfect 80chars, to be able to include the 41% figure - from "Asthma emergency admissions plunged as lockdown improved air, Oxford study finds".)