title: Combustion-derived air pollution and cardiovascular disease.
abstract: Air pollution is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease that affects the entire population and is thus a major public health concern. It is important to understand how air pollution increases cardiovascular risk to develop strategies to protect susceptible individuals and reduce the effect of air pollution on cardiovascular health.
authors.affiliation: University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. amanda.hunter@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Newby
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D052638:Particulate Matter