Environmental determinants of appendicitis are poorly understood. Past work suggests that air pollution may increase the risk of appendicitis. The researchers investigated whether ambient ground-level ozone (O3) concentrations were associated with appendicitis and whether these associations varied between perforated and nonperforated
appendicitis.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/ambient-ozone-concentrations-and-risk-perforated-and-nonperforated-appendicitis
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gilaad-g-kaplan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/divine-tanyingoh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/elijah-dixon-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ozone
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canada
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-health
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pm-25
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oxides-nitrogen-nox