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Air Pollution

Known as: Air--Pollution, Air Pollutions, Pollution, Air 
The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other… 
National Institutes of Health

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Air PollutantsAir Pollution, IndoorAsthmaEnvironmental Health

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Carbon MonoxideEngine ExhaustSmogSmoke

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Environmental Pollutionatmospheric pollution

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
The contribution of outdoor air pollution sources to premature mortality on a global scale
Assessment of the global burden of disease is based on epidemiological cohort studies that connect premature mortality to a wide… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: An Update to the Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
In 2004, the first American Heart Association scientific statement on “Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease” concluded that… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Health Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution: Lines that Connect
Abstract Efforts to understand and mitigate the health effects of particulate matter (PM) air pollution have a rich and… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Health Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution: Lines that Connect
Efforts to understand and mitigate the health effects of particulate matter (PM) air pollution have a rich and interesting… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
CONTEXT Evidence on the health risks associated with short-term exposure to fine particles (particulate matter < or =2.5 microm… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Lung cancer, cardiopulmonary mortality, and long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution.
CONTEXT Associations have been found between day-to-day particulate air pollution and increased risk of various adverse health… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Particulate air pollution as a predictor of mortality in a prospective study of U.S. adults.
  • C. PopeM. Thun C. Heath
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care…
  • 1995
  • Corpus ID: 33742910
Time-series, cross-sectional, and prospective cohort studies have observed associations between mortality and particulate air… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Air pollution and health
The haze of photochemical smog that collects over cities has been seen by most people during hot summer spells. Media reports on… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Acute respiratory effects of particulate air pollution.
In the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, several episodes of extreme air pollution focused attention on the potential for adverse health… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
An association between air pollution and mortality in six U.S. cities.
BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported associations between particulate air pollution and daily mortality rates. Population… 
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