Lack of association between air pollutant exposure and short-term risk of ischaemic stroke in Lyon, France

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 669-674

  Mechtouff, Laura ^a   Canoui Poitrine, Florence ^b   Schott, Anne Marie ^b,c   Nighoghossian, Norbert ^a   Trouillas, Paul ^a   Termoz, Anne ^b   Porthault Chatard, Sylvie ^b   David, Jean Stephane ^c,d   Chasles, Virginie ^e   Derex, Laurent ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cross over studies; Particulate matter; Stroke

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84869042754     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00737.x     Document Type: Article

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