Wildfire Exposure and Health Care Use Among People Who Use Durable Medical Equipment in Southern California

People using electricity-dependent durable medical equipment (DME) may be vulnerable to health effects from wildfire smoke, residence near wildfires, or residence in evacuation zones. To our knowledge, no studies have examined their healthcare utilization during wildfires. We obtained 2016-2020 coun...

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Published in:	Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 34; no. 5; p. 700
Main Authors:	McBrien, Heather, Rowland, Sebastian T, Benmarhnia, Tarik, Tartof, Sara Y, Steiger, Benjamin, Casey, Joan A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2023
Subjects:	Air Pollutants - analysis California - epidemiology Durable Medical Equipment Environmental Exposure - adverse effects Hospitalization Humans Particulate Matter - analysis Smoke - adverse effects Wildfires California
ISSN:	1531-5487, 1531-5487
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