Air pollution exposure and self-reported cardiovascular disease

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 582-589

  Johnson, Derek ^a   Parker, Jennifer D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular health; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Hypertension; National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPERTENSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67349131569     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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