Effect of particulate matter air pollution on C-reactive protein: A review of epidemiologic studies

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 133-149

  Li, Yanli ^a   Rittenhouse Olson, Kate ^b   Scheider, William L ^a   Mu, Lina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; C reactive protein; Epidemiologic studies; Infl ammation; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; PARTICULATE MATTER; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTANTS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84870947256     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2012-0012     Document Type: Review

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