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Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cognitive Function Among U.S. Older Adults

Author(s) -

Jennifer Ailshire,

Philippa Clarke

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbu064

Subject(s) - cognition , socioeconomic status , cognitive decline , gerontology , environmental health , demography , air pollution , psychology , census tract , medicine , population , dementia , chemistry , disease , organic chemistry , pathology , neuroscience , sociology

There is growing interest in understanding how exposures in the residential environment relate to cognitive function in older adults. The goal of this study is to determine if neighborhood-level exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) is associated with cognitive function in a diverse, national sample of older U.S. adults.

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