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Association between exposure to ambient air pollution and hospital admission, incidence, and mortality of stroke: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 23 million participants
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine ; : 15-15, 2021.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-880334
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BACKGROUND@#Previous studies have suggested that exposure to air pollution may increase stroke risk, but the results remain inconsistent. Evidence of more recent studies is highly warranted, especially gas air pollutants.@*METHODS@#We searched PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science to identify studies till February 2020 and conducted a meta-analysis on the association between air pollution (PM@*RESULTS@#A total of 68 studies conducted from more than 23 million participants were included in our meta-analysis. Meta-analyses showed significant associations of all six air pollutants and stroke hospital admission (e.g., PM@*CONCLUSIONS@#Exposure to air pollution was positively associated with an increased risk of stroke hospital admission (PM
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Particle Size / Incidence / Stroke / Air Pollutants / Air Pollution / Environmental Exposure / Particulate Matter / Hospitalization Type of study: Incidence study / Prognostic study / Systematic reviews Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine Year: 2021 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Particle Size / Incidence / Stroke / Air Pollutants / Air Pollution / Environmental Exposure / Particulate Matter / Hospitalization Type of study: Incidence study / Prognostic study / Systematic reviews Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine Year: 2021 Type: Article