Air pollution and cardiovascular health in Mandi-Gobindgarh, Punjab, India - A pilot study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 268-282

  Nautiyal, Jyoti ^a,c   Garg, M L ^a   Kumar, Manoj Sharma ^b   Khan, Asif Ali ^b   Thakur, Jarnail S ^b   Kumar, Rajesh ^b  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiovascular morbidity; Cross sectional study; India

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANGINA; MORINDA;

EID: 38149125523     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph200704040002     Document Type: Article

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