Global association between ambient air pollution and blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 235, Issue , 2018, Pages 576-588

  Yang, Bo Yi ^a   Qian, Zhengmin ^b   Howard, Steven W ^b   Vaughn, Michael G ^b   Fan, Shu Jun ^c   Liu, Kang Kang ^a   Dong, Guang Hui ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Gaseous pollutants; Meta analysis; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FOG; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; META ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION COEFFICIENT; SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE; SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HYPERTENSION; META-ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ASIAN; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NORTH AMERICAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADULT; ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHINA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; ODDS RATIO; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 85040255418     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.001     Document Type: Review

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