Are diabetics more susceptible to the health effects of airborne particles?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 831-833

  Zanobetti, Antonella ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Diabetes; Heart disease; Particles; PM10

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035447555     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.5.2012039     Document Type: Article

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