Particulate air pollution and hospital admissions for congestive heart failure in seven United States cities.

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Published in Am J Cardiol on February 01, 2006

Authors

Gregory A Wellenius1, Joel Schwartz, Murray A Mittleman

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. gwelleni@bidmc.harvard.edu

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