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To assess how race, ethnicity, and neighborhood-level residential segregation relate to ambient air pollution exposures.

October 8, 2014American Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

Race/Ethnicity, Residential Segregation, and Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

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MJMiranda R. JonesUniversity of Southern California ADAna V. Diez–RouxGeneral / Preventive / Lipids AHAnjum HajatUniversity of Washington

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Cohort study reveals disparate air pollution exposures across segregated neighborhoods, highlighting the importance of neighborhood metrics in environmental justice.

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To assess how race, ethnicity, and neighborhood-level residential segregation relate to ambient air pollution exposures.
Analyzed participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort.
Evaluated residential segregation and ambient air pollution exposure levels at the neighborhood level.
Residence in majority White neighborhoods was associated with lower exposures to ambient air pollution.
Residence in majority Hispanic neighborhoods was associated with higher exposures to ambient air pollution.

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Jones et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8f429e72b319804d17e2f https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2014.302135

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Cohort study reveals disparate air pollution exposures across segregated neighborhoods, highlighting the importance of neighborhood metrics in environmental justice.

Race/Ethnicity, Residential Segregation, and Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

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Race/Ethnicity, Residential Segregation, and Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

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