Are particulate matter exposures associated with risk of type 2 diabetes?

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 384-389

  Puett, Robin C ^a   Hart, Jaime E ^b,c   Schwartz, Joel ^b,c   Hu, Frank B ^b,c   Liese, Angela D ^a   Laden, Francine ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Diabetes; Incidence; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEW ENGLAND; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79952392945     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1002344     Document Type: Article

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