Long-term exposure to air pollution and hospitalization for dementia in the Rome longitudinal study

• Main Authors: Francesco Cerza (Author), Matteo Renzi (Author), Claudio Gariazzo (Author), Marina Davoli (Author), Paola Michelozzi (Author), Francesco Forastiere (Author), Giulia Cesaroni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Few studies have explored the role of air pollution in neurodegenerative processes, especially various types of dementia. Our aim was to evaluate the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and first hospitalization for dementia subtypes in a large administrative...