| Title |
Ambient Air Pollution and the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Adults
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0009096 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nino Künzli, Michael Jerrett, Raquel Garcia-Esteban, Xavier Basagaña, Bernardo Beckermann, Frank Gilliland, Merce Medina, John Peters, Howard N. Hodis, Wendy J. Mack |
| Abstract |
Cross-sectional studies suggest an association between exposure to ambient air pollution and atherosclerosis. We investigated the association between outdoor air quality and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis (common carotid artery intima-media thickness, CIMT). |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2 | 33% |
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Panama | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 194 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 184 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 45 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 8% |
| Other | 43 | 22% |
| Unknown | 35 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 49 | 25% |
| Environmental Science | 47 | 24% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 29 | 15% |
| Unknown | 47 | 24% |