A community study of the effect of particulate matter on blood measures of inflammation and thrombosis in an elderly population

BACKGROUND: The mechanism behind the triggering effect of fine particulate matter (PM) air pollution on cardiovascular events remains elusive. We postulated that elevated levels of PM would be associated with increased blood levels of inflammatory and thrombotic markers in elderly individuals. We al...

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Autores principales: Sullivan, Jeffrey H, Hubbard, Rebecca, Liu, Sally L-J, Shepherd, Kristen, Trenga, Carol A, Koenig, Jane Q, Chandler, Wayne L, Kaufman, Joel D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1800891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17270049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-6-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1800891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17270049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-6-3

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