Triggering of transmural infarctions, but not nontransmural infarctions, by ambient fine particles

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1229-1234

  Rich, David Q ^a,b   Kipen, Howard M ^b,c   Zhang, Junfeng ^a,b   Kamat, Leena ^a   Wilson, Alan C ^c   Kostis, John B ^c  

^a University of Medicine   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Epidemiology; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956801196     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901624     Document Type: Article

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