Subclinical responses in healthy cyclists briefly exposed to traffic-related air pollution: an intervention study
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Subclinical responses in healthy cyclists briefly exposed to traffic-related air pollution: an intervention study
BACKGROUND Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated adverse health effects of a sedentary life style, on the one hand, and of acute and chronic exposure to traffic-related air pollution, on the other. Because physical exercise augments the amount of inhaled pollutants, it is not clear whether cycling to work in a polluted urban environment should be encouraged or not. To address this ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1476-069X
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-9-64