Sex differences in the interaction of short-term particulate matter exposure and psychosocial stressors on C-reactive protein in a Puerto Rican cohort

• Main Authors: Christina H. Fuller (Author), Allison A. Appleton (Author), Purva J. Bulsara (Author), Marie S. O'Neill (Author), Howard H. Chang (Author), Jeremy A. Sarnat (Author), Luis M. Falcón (Author), Katherine L. Tucker (Author), Doug Brugge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is substantial evidence linking particulate matter air pollution with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, health disparities between populations may exist due to imprecisely defined non-innate susceptibility factors. Psychosocial stressors are associated with cardiovascular diseas...