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Effect of ambient air pollution on the incidence of appendicitis

Gilaad G. Kaplan, Elijah Dixon, Remo Panaccione, Andrew Fong, Li Chen, Mieczyslaw Szyszkowicz, Amanda Wheeler, Anthony MacLean, W. Donald Buie, Terry Leung, Steven J. Heitman and Paul J. Villeneuve
CMAJ October 27, 2009 181 (9) 591-597; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.082068
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    • Appendix 1: Frequency distribution of daily concentrations of air pollutants, temperature and relative humidity between Apr. 1, 1999, and Dec. 31, 2006, in Calgary, Alberta, stratified by season
    • Appendix 2: Pearson correlation coefficients between daily concentrations of air pollutants, temperature and relative humidity in Calgary between 1999 and 2006
    • Appendix 3: Association between appendicitis and increases in the interquartile range of air pollutants, stratified by age and sex

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Effect of ambient air pollution on the incidence of appendicitis
Gilaad G. Kaplan, Elijah Dixon, Remo Panaccione, Andrew Fong, Li Chen, Mieczyslaw Szyszkowicz, Amanda Wheeler, Anthony MacLean, W. Donald Buie, Terry Leung, Steven J. Heitman, Paul J. Villeneuve
CMAJ Oct 2009, 181 (9) 591-597; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.082068

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