Air pollution and the heart cardiovascular effects and mechanisms

Toxicological Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-123

  Barclay, Justin ^a   Hillis, Graham ^a   Ayres, Jon ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GOVERNMENT; HEART; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 26844475916     PISSN: 11762551     EISSN: 11762551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00139709-200524020-00005     Document Type: Review

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