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Comment
. 2020 Feb;128(2):24001.
doi: 10.1289/EHP6324. Epub 2020 Feb 26.

Subtle but Potentially Serious: Long-Term Ambient PM2.5 Exposure and Risk of Cardiopulmonary Mortality

Julia R Barrett
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Subtle but Potentially Serious: Long-Term Ambient PM2.5 Exposure and Risk of Cardiopulmonary Mortality

Julia R Barrett. Environ Health Perspect. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

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Risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and poverty are strongly associated with an increased risk of cardiopulmonary-related death. At the individual level, the estimated excess risk from PM2.5 exposure is far smaller. At the population level, however, the ubiquity and unavoidability of PM2.5 may add up to a substantial public health burden over time. Image: © iStockphoto/fotoguy22.
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