Cardiovascular effects of exposure to air pollution

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7824, 2011, Pages

  Hales, Simon ^a   Edwards, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

AIR POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84859004472     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d5814     Document Type: Editorial

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