Exposure to air pollutants and myocardial infarction risk

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2370-

  Huang, Ya Fang ^a   Mao, Chen ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRFLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; OZONE LAYER; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; AIR POLLUTION; NOTE;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84862242437     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.4116     Document Type: Letter

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