Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease

Sanjay Rajagopalan; Sadeer Al‐Kindi; Robert D. Brook

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.099

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MedicineAir pollutionEnvironmental healthParticulatesPollutionPublic healthPromulgationClimate changeCardiovascular healthRisk assessmentDiseaseInternal medicinePathology

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 72
Issue: 17
Pages: 2054-2070
Citations: 1139
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                                    Sanjay Rajagopalan, 
                                
                                    Sadeer Al‐Kindi, 
                                
                                    Robert D. Brook
                                
                            (2018). 
                            Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease. 
                            Journal of the American College of Cardiology
                            , 72
                            (17)
                            , 2054-2070.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.099

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.099