Access rate to the emergency department for venous thromboembolism in relationship with coarse and fine particulate matter air pollution.

Particulate matter (PM) air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Recent studies have proposed also a link with venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk. This study was aimed to evaluate the possible influence of air pollution-related changes on the daily flux of patien...

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Main Authors: Nicola Martinelli, Domenico Girelli, Davide Cigolini, Marco Sandri, Giorgio Ricci, Giampaolo Rocca, Oliviero Olivieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3324538?pdf=render