Why cardiologists should be interested in air pollution.
review · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Air Pollution
- Cardiovascular Diseases