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. 2018 Jun 8;126(6):064003.
doi: 10.1289/EHP3445. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Particulate Matter and Cognition: Using Brain Imaging to Study Impacts of Air Pollution

Silke Schmidt
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Particulate Matter and Cognition: Using Brain Imaging to Study Impacts of Air Pollution

Silke Schmidt. Environ Health Perspect. .
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Aerial photograph of a busy road lined by apartment buildings
Coauthor Melinda C. Power says it will be important to analyze a wide range of air pollutants with respect to brain health: “Since air pollution is such a ubiquitous exposure, even small effects have big public health implications.” Image: © Hrecheniuk Oleksii/Shutterstock.
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