Open AccessStroke Deaths Rise, Life Expectancy Falls with Polluted Air
Author(s) -
Kimberly Cartier
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo115117
Subject(s) - life expectancy , stroke (engine) , expectancy theory , medicine , gerontology , medical emergency , environmental health , demography , psychology , engineering , sociology , mechanical engineering , social psychology , population
The connection between poor air quality and higher stroke mortality was strongest in southern states across a region known as the “stroke belt.”