Why cardiologists should be interested in air pollution

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作者
Routledge, HC
Ayres, JG
Townend, JN [1 ]
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[1] Univ Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hosp, Div Med Sci Cardiol, Birmingham B15 2TH, W Midlands, England
[2] Univ Aberdeen, Dept Environm & Occupat Med, Aberdeen, Scotland
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10.1136/heart.89.12.1383
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Despite major improvements in air quality resulting from increasingly stringent legislation, there remains a strong association between daily mortality and current levels of air pollution. Growing epidemiological evidence suggests that many, perhaps the majority, of these deaths are caused by cardiovascular disease.
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页码:1383 / 1388
页数:6
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