Risk of Nonaccidental and Cardiovascular Mortality in Relation to Long-term Exposure to Low Concentrations of Fine Particulate Matter: A Canadian National-Level Cohort Study
Open Access
- 1 May 2012
- journal article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 120 (5), 708-714
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104049
Abstract
Background: Few cohort studies have evaluated the risk of mortality associated with long-term exposure to fine particulate matter [≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5)]. This is the first national-level cohort study to investigate these risks in Canada.Keywords
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