Prospective Study of Ambient Particulate Matter Exposure and Risk of Pulmonary Embolism in the Nurses’ Health Study Cohort | Zendy

Vivian C. Pun | Zendy; Jaime E. Hart | Zendy; Christopher Kabrhel | Zendy; Carlos A. Camargo | Zendy; Andrea Baccarelli | Zendy; Francine Laden | Zendy

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Prospective Study of Ambient Particulate Matter Exposure and Risk of Pulmonary Embolism in the Nurses’ Health Study Cohort

Author(s) -

Vivian C. Pun,

Jaime E. Hart,

Christopher Kabrhel,

Carlos A. Camargo,

Andrea Baccarelli,

Francine Laden

Publication year - 2015

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.1408927

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , pulmonary embolism , proportional hazards model , cohort study , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , cohort , nurses' health study , environmental health

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the most serious manifestation of venous thromboembolism and a leading cause of sudden death. Several studies have suggested associations of venous thromboembolism with short-term particulate matter (PM) exposure; evidence on long-term PM and traffic exposure is mixed.

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