A Global Analysis of Associations between Fine Particle Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Feasibility Study on Data Linkage

Background: This paper presents a feasibility study of data linkage between global air pollution data and clinical medical data to assess the associations of PM2.5 with cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: Cardiovascular risk factor data were obtained from the SUrvey of Risk Factors (SURF) for coro...

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Main Authors: Min Zhao, Gerard Hoek, Maciej Strak, Diederick E. Grobbee, Ian Graham, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Ilonca Vaartjes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2020-08-01
Series:Global Heart
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Online Access:https://globalheartjournal.com/articles/877