Air Pollution and Cardiometabolic Disease: An Update and Call for Clinical Trials

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-10

  Brook, Robert D ^a   Newby, David E ^b   Rajagopalan, Sanjay ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; cardiovascular; diabetes mellitus; hypertension; morbidity; pollutants; prevention

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INFARCTION; METABOLIC DISORDER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC);

AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 85037987916     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpx109     Document Type: Review

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