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Air pollution linked to cardiovascular risk indices in healthy young adults

08-15-2007 · EurekAlert!

Researchers in Taiwan have demonstrated for the first time that urban air pollution simultaneously affects key indicators of cardiovascular risk in young adults: inflammation, oxidative stress, coagulation and autonomic dysfunction.

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