Journal article
Associations of outdoor fine particulate air pollution and cardiovascular disease in 157 436 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Most studies of long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2·5) and cardiovascular disease are from high-income countries with relatively low PM2·5 concentrations. It is unclear whether risks are similar in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and how outdoor PM2·5 contributes to the global burden of cardiovascular disease. In our analysis of the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, we aimed …
Authors
Hystad P; Larkin A; Rangarajan S; AlHabib KF; Avezum Á; Calik KBT; Chifamba J; Dans A; Diaz R; du Plessis JL
Journal
The Lancet Planetary Health, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. e235–e245
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2020
DOI
10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30103-0
ISSN
2542-5196