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Air pollution is well recognized as a major risk factor for chronic non-communicable
diseases and has been estimated to contribute more to global morbidity and mortality than …

Air pollution is increasingly recognized as an important and modifiable determinant of
cardiovascular disease in urban communities. Acute exposure has been linked to a range of …

Ambient and household air pollution is a major health problem worldwide, contributing
annually to approximately seven million of all-cause avoidable deaths, shorter life …

Air pollution has wide-ranging and deleterious effects on human health and is a major issue
for the global community. The Global Burden of Disease study has described the worldwide …

Despite major improvements in air quality resulting from increasingly stringent legislation,
there remains a strong association between daily mortality and current levels of air pollution …

Air pollution is a global health challenge, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases such
as heart disease, stroke, and arrhythmias. Particulate matter (PM), particularly PM2. 5 and …

Air pollution is associated with up to 8.8 million excess deaths worldwide each year and is a
major contributor to the global burden of disease. Cardiovascular conditions are the …

Air pollution consists of both gaseous and particulate-matter pollutants. The former include
nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), and sulphur dioxide (SO2). The latter consist of …

An escalating body of epidemiologic and clinical research provides compelling evidence
that exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution contributes to the development of …