Background Studies have shown associations between mortality and long-term exposure to
particulate matter air pollution. Few cohort studies have estimated the effects of the …

Background: Long-term exposure to air pollution has been hypothesized to elevate arterial
blood pressure (BP). The existing evidence is scarce and country specific. Objectives: We …

Background Few studies on long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality have been
reported from Europe. Within the multicentre European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution …

Background: Air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular mortality, but it remains
unclear as to whether specific pollutants are related to specific cardiovascular causes of …

Air pollution is an important risk factor for global burden of disease. There has been recent
interest in its possible role in the etiology of diabetes mellitus. Experimental evidence is …

Most studies published to date consider single noise sources and the reported noise metrics
are not informative about the peaking characteristics of the source under investigation. Our …

Background Associations between long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM)
and cardiovascular (CVD) mortality have been widely recognized. However, health effects of …

Background Epidemiological studies have inconsistently linked transportation noise and air
pollution (AP) with diabetes risk. Most studies have considered single noise sources and/or …

Background: Identifying risk factors for adverse health outcomes in children is important. The
intrauterine environment plays a pivotal role for health and disease across life. Objectives …

Air pollutants (AP) play a role in subclinical inflammation, and are associated with
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is inflammatory and …