Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of incident Atrial Fibrillation: A cohort study

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 422-427

  Monrad, Maria ^a   Sajadieh, Ahmad ^b   Christensen, Jeppe Schultz ^a   Ketzel, Matthias ^c   Raaschou Nielsen, Ole ^a,c   Tjønneland, Anne ^a   Overvad, Kim ^c   Loft, Steffen ^d   Sørensen, Mette ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 85014399353     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/EHP392     Document Type: Article

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