Association Between Changes in Air Pollution Levels During the Beijing Olympics and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Thrombosis in Healthy Young Adults
Author(s) -
David Q. Rich,
Howard M. Kipen,
Wei Huang,
Guangfa Wang,
Yuedan Wang,
Ping Zhu,
Pamela OhmanStrickland,
Min Hu,
Claire S. Philipp,
Scott R. Diehl,
ShouEn Lu,
Jian Tong,
Jicheng Gong,
Duncan Thomas,
Tong Zhu,
Junfeng Zhang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2012.3488
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrinogen , von willebrand factor , context (archaeology) , systemic inflammation , inflammation , blood pressure , thrombosis , white blood cell , risk factor , beijing , platelet , political science , law , paleontology , china , biology
Air pollution is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but the underlying biological mechanisms are not well understood.
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