Associations between Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Nationwide Analysis in 272 Chinese Cities

Coarse particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]) air pollution is a severe environmental problem in developing countries, but its challenges to public health were rarely evaluated.We aimed to investigate the associations between day-to-day changes in [Formula: see text] and cause-specific mortality in China.We conducted a nationwide daily time-series analysis in 272 main Chinese cities...