A cohort study evaluating the risk of stroke associated with long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter in Taiwan

A cohort study evaluating the risk of stroke associated with long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter in Taiwan

Abstract Background Evidences have shown that the stroke risk associated with long-term exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) varies among people in North America, Europe and Asia, but studies in Asia rarely evaluated the association by stroke type. We examin...

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Main Authors: Pei-Chun Chen, Fung-Chang Sung, Chih-Hsin Mou, Chao W. Chen, Shan P. Tsai, Dennis H. P. Hsieh, Chung Y. Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Ischemic stroke
Hemorrhagic stroke
Particulate matter
Meteorological factors
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-022-00854-y

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