A systematic review of occupational exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1773-1806

  Fang, Shona C ^a   Cassidy, Adrian ^b   David, Christiani C ^a,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Environmental health; Epidemiology; Heart rate variability; Inflammation; Ischemic heart disease; Meta analysis; Occupation; Particles

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXHAUST GAS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INDUSTRY; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REVIEW; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHEMICALLY INDUCED;

AIR POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 77954545901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7041773     Document Type: Review

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