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How traffic pollution damages the heart [1]

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Living close to a busy road can damage your heart - and now we're closer to understanding why. Previous studies had suggested that people living in polluted areas are more at risk of heart disease.

Publication Date: 
26/01/2008
Andy Coghlan [2]
New Scientist [3]
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Vehicular Pollution [4], Health Effects [5], PM 2.5 [6], Transport [7], Medical Research [8], Heart Diseases [9]
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