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June 10, 2019EpidemiologyOpen Access

Long-term Exposure to Low Air Pollutant Concentrations and the Relationship with All-Cause Mortality and Stroke in Older Men

Mila Dirgawati Andrea Hinwood Lee Nedkoff Graeme J. Hankey Bu B. Yeap Leon Flicker Mark Nieuwenhuijsen Bert Brunekreef Jane Heyworth

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Abstract

Long-term exposure to PM2.5 absorbance was associated with all-cause mortality among older men exposed to low concentrations; and exposure to PM2.5 was associated with reduced risk of fatal stroke.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d741995f9a1dad5348fa17 https://doi.org/10.1097/ede.0000000000001034

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