Epidemiology of fine particulate air pollution and human health: Biologic mechanisms and who's at risk?

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2000, Pages 713-723

  Pope III, C A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiopulmonary disease; Health effects; Life expectancy; Particulate pollution; Review

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK;

EID: 0033828309     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3454408     Document Type: Article

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