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. 2020 Dec 15;10(12):e041177. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041177

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The relative risk (RR, 95% CI) of cause-specific early and late-readmission following all-cause discharge. Readmission causes are colour coded: all-cause readmissions are indicated in black, cardiovascular causes in orange and respiratory causes in blue. RR is expressed per 10 µg/m3 increase in particulate matter (PM_2.5). COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; RR, rate ratio.