Open AccessOutdoor Air Pollution and Incidence of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke
Author(s) -
Ravi Maheswaran,
Tim Pearson,
Nigel Smeeton,
Sean Beevers,
Michael J. Campbell,
Charles Wolfe
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.610238
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , nitrogen dioxide , population , incidence (geometry) , air pollution , pollution , ischemic stroke , zoology , environmental health , meteorology , ecology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering , biology
Evidence linking outdoor air pollution and incidence of stroke is limited. We examined effects of outdoor air pollution on the incidence of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke at the population level focusing on middle-aged and older people.
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