Particulate Air Pollution, Exceptional Aging, and Rates of Centenarians: A Nationwide Analysis of the United States, 1980–2010 | Zendy

Andrea Baccarelli | Zendy; Nick Hales | Zendy; Richard T. Burnett | Zendy; Michael Jerrett | Zendy; Carter Mix | Zendy; Douglas W. Dockery | Zendy; C. Arden Pope | Zendy

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Particulate Air Pollution, Exceptional Aging, and Rates of Centenarians: A Nationwide Analysis of the United States, 1980–2010

Author(s) -

Andrea Baccarelli,

Nick Hales,

Richard T. Burnett,

Michael Jerrett,

Carter Mix,

Douglas W. Dockery,

C. Arden Pope

Publication year - 2016

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/ehp197

Subject(s) - interquartile range , demography , aerodynamic diameter , population , environmental health , air pollution , particulates , medicine , gerontology , biology , ecology , surgery , sociology

Exceptional aging, defined as reaching age 85 years, shows geographic inequalities that may depend on local environmental conditions. Links between particulate pollution-a well-recognized environmental risk factor-and exceptional aging have not been investigated.

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