Stroke and long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution from nitrogen dioxide: A cohort study

Stroke

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 320-325

  Andersen, Zorana J ^a   Kristiansen, Luise C ^b   Andersen, Klaus K ^a   Olsen, Tom S ^c   Hvidberg, Martin ^d   Jensen, Steen S ^d   Ketzel, Matthias ^d   Loft, Steffen ^e   Sørensen, Mette ^a   Tjønneland, Anne ^a   Overvad, Kim ^d,f   Raaschou Nielsen, Ole ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

air pollution; hemorrhagic stroke; ischemic stroke; stroke; traffic

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STROKE;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OBESITY; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84856490130     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.629246     Document Type: Article

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