TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects on health of air pollution
T2 - a narrative review
AU - Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio
AU - Harari, Sergio
AU - Martinelli, Ida
AU - Franchini, Massimo
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Air pollution is a complex and ubiquitous mixture of pollutants including particulate matter, chemical substances and biological materials. There is growing awareness of the adverse effects on health of air pollution following both acute and chronic exposure, with a rapidly expanding body of evidence linking air pollution with an increased risk of respiratory (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer) and cardiovascular disease (e.g., myocardial infarction, heart failure, cerebrovascular accidents). Elderly subjects, pregnant women, infants and people with prior diseases appear especially susceptible to the deleterious effects of ambient air pollution. The main diseases associated with exposure to air pollutants will be summarized in this narrative review.
AB - Air pollution is a complex and ubiquitous mixture of pollutants including particulate matter, chemical substances and biological materials. There is growing awareness of the adverse effects on health of air pollution following both acute and chronic exposure, with a rapidly expanding body of evidence linking air pollution with an increased risk of respiratory (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer) and cardiovascular disease (e.g., myocardial infarction, heart failure, cerebrovascular accidents). Elderly subjects, pregnant women, infants and people with prior diseases appear especially susceptible to the deleterious effects of ambient air pollution. The main diseases associated with exposure to air pollutants will be summarized in this narrative review.
KW - Air pollution
KW - Cardiovascular
KW - Health effects
KW - Respiratory
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U2 - 10.1007/s11739-015-1276-7
DO - 10.1007/s11739-015-1276-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84940719199
VL - 10
SP - 657
EP - 662
JO - Internal and Emergency Medicine
JF - Internal and Emergency Medicine
SN - 1828-0447
IS - 6
ER -