Long term exposure to air pollution linked to coronary events

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/bmj-lte011714.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Jan-2014
Contact: Emma Dickinson
BMJ-British Medical Journal

Long term exposure to particulate matter in outdoor air is strongly linked to heart attacks and angina, and this association persists at levels of exposure below the current European limits, suggests research conducted at the Department of Epidemiology in Rome, Italy and published on bmj.com today.

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