Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Jan;124(1):23-9. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1408973. Epub 2015 May 15.
[h=1]Long-term PM2.5 Exposure and Neurological Hospital Admissions in the Northeastern United States.[/h]
Kioumourtzoglou MA[SUP]1[/SUP],
Schwartz JD,
Weisskopf MG,
Melly SJ,
Wang Y,
Dominici F,
Zanobetti A.
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- [SUP]1[/SUP]Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Long-term exposure to fine particles (particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm; PM2.5) has been consistently linked to heart and lung disease. Recently, there has been increased interest in examining the effects of air pollution on the nervous system, with evidence showing potentially harmful effects on neurodegeneration.
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[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the relationship between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and time to first hospitalization for common neurodegenerative diseases. We found strong evidence of association for all three outcomes. Our findings provide the basis for further studies, as the implications of such exposures could be crucial to public health.
[h=4]CITATION:[/h] Kioumourtzoglou MA, Schwartz JD, Weisskopf MG, Melly SJ, Wang Y, Dominici F, Zanobetti A. 2016. Long-term PM2.5 exposure and neurological hospital admissions in the northeastern United States. Environ Health Perspect 124:23-29;
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408973.
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