Association Between Ambient Air Pollution and Daily Hospital Admissions for Depression in 75 Chinese Cities

摘要

Objective: Although the association between ambient air pollution and risk of depression has been investigated in several epidemiological studies, the evidence is still lacking for hospital admissions for depression, which indicates a more severe form of depressive episode. The authors used national morbidity data to investigate the association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and daily hospital admissions for depression.