Air Pollution Fuels Hospital Visits in Hong Kong

Deteriorating air quality in Hong Kong is sending more people to hospital, says a new survey.

According to a pair of researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who examined day-to-day pollution levels and hospital visits over a six-year period, a rise in airborne pollutants in Hong Kong was associated with a rise in emergency hospital visits.

via Air Pollution Fuels Hospital Visits in Hong Kong – China Real Time Report – WSJ.

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