Cardiopulmonary health effects of air pollution: Is a mechanism emerging?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1482-1484

  Cascio, Wayne E ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTANT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AWARENESS; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMBUSTION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPPLEMENTATION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION;

AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 30444460756     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2508004     Document Type: Editorial

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