Open AccessParticulate Matter–Induced Health Effects: Who Is Susceptible?
Author(s) -
Jason D. Sacks,
Lindsay Wichers Stanek,
Thomas J. Luben,
Douglas O. Johns,
Barbara J. Buckley,
James S. Brown,
Mary Ross
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1002255
Subject(s) - epidemiology , environmental health , genetic predisposition , disease , population , medicine , pathology
Epidemiological, controlled human exposure, and toxicological studies have demonstrated a variety of health effects in response to particulate matter (PM) exposure with some of these studies indicating that populations with certain characteristics may be disproportionately affected.
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