Exposure to Traffic and the Onset of Myocardial Infarction
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- 21 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 351 (17) , 1721-1730
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa040203
Abstract
An association between exposure to vehicular traffic in urban areas and the exacerbation of cardiovascular disease has been suggested in previous studies. This study was designed to assess whether exposure to traffic can trigger myocardial infarction.Keywords
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