Airborne particulates and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease: A quantitative review of the evidence

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 109, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2001, Pages 495-500

  Morris, Robert D ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cerebrovascular disease; Congestive heart failure; Ischemic heart disease; Meta analysis; Myocardial infarction; Particulates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INGESTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIME;

EID: 0034831425     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.01109s4495     Document Type: Article

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