Exposure to ambient particulate matter air pollution, blood pressure and hypertension in children and adolescents: A national cross-sectional study in China

Background: Air pollution has been associated with elevated blood pressure in adults. However, epidemiological evidence from children and adolescents is limited. We investigated the associations between long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution and blood pressure in a large populat...

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Main Authors: Zilong Zhang, Bin Dong, Shanshan Li, Gongbo Chen, Zhaogeng Yang, Yanhui Dong, Zhenghe Wang, Jun Ma, Yuming Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041201930354X