PM2.5 and cardiovascular diseases in the elderly: An overview

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 8187-8197

  Wang, Chenchen ^a   Tu, Yifan ^a   Yu, Zongliang ^a   Lu, Rongzhu ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease (CVD); PM2.5; Susceptibility; The elderly

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ELDERLY POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84937469440     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120708187     Document Type: Review

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