Susceptibility of older adults to health effects induced by ambient air pollutants regulated by the European Union and the United States

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-8

  Shumake, Kathryn L ^a   Sacks, Jason D ^a   Lee, Janice S ^a   Johns, Douglas O ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Air pollution; Cardiovascular diseases; Elderly; Particulate matter; Respiratory diseases

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; LEAD; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CARBON MONOXIDE; HUMANS; LEAD; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84881658480     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-013-0001-5     Document Type: Review

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