Environmental pollutants and stroke-related hospital admissions
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Environmental pollutants and stroke-related hospital admissions.
Some effects of environmental pollution on human health are known, especially those affecting the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. The current study aimed to estimate these effects on the production of hospital admissions for stroke. This was an ecological study using hospital admissions data in São José dos Campos, São Paulo State, Brazil, with diagnosis of stroke, from January 1, 2007,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0102-311X
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2012000700010