Air pollution as noxious environmental factor in the development of cardiovascular disease

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 116-121

  Hassing, H C ^a   Twickler, Th B ^a   Kastelein, J J P ^a   Cramer, M J M ^b   Cassee, F R ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular

Indexed keywords

SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC; URBANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 65349092958     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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