Cardiovascular effects of sub-daily levels of ambient fine particles: A systematic review

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Burgan, Omar ^a   Smargiassi, Audrey ^a,b   Perron, Stéphane ^c   Kosatsky, Tom ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELDERLY POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; RISK FACTOR;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953372626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-9-26     Document Type: Review

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