Fine Particulate Air Pollution and the Progression of Carotid Intima-Medial Thickness: A Prospective Cohort Study from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution

BACKGROUND: Fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) has been linked to cardiovascular disease, possibly via accelerated atherosclerosis. We examined associations between the progression of the intima-medial thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery, as an indicator of atherosclerosis, and long-term PM(...

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Autores principales: Adar, Sara D., Sheppard, Lianne, Vedal, Sverre, Polak, Joseph F., Sampson, Paul D., Diez Roux, Ana V., Budoff, Matthew, Jacobs, David R., Barr, R. Graham, Watson, Karol, Kaufman, Joel D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23637576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001430

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23637576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001430

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