Air Pollution Exposures During Adulthood and Risk of Endometriosis in the Nurses’ Health Study II
Author(s) -
Shruthi Mahalingaiah,
Jaime E. Hart,
Francine Laden,
Ann Aschengrau,
Stacey A. Missmer
Publication year - 2013
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.1306627
Subject(s) - endometriosis , medicine , environmental health , nurses' health study , air pollution , cohort study , particulates , proportional hazards model , hazard ratio , cohort , risk assessment , epidemiology , gynecology , confidence interval , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry , biology , computer security , computer science
Particulate matter and proximity to large roadways may promote disease mechanisms, including systemic inflammation, hormonal alteration, and vascular proliferation, that may contribute to the development and severity of endometriosis.
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