Long term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and incidence of stroke: prospective cohort study from the China-PAR project

Objective To study the effect of long term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter of diameter ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) on the incidence of total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke among Chinese adults. Design Population based prospective cohort study. Setting Prediction for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in China (China-PAR) project carried out in 15 provinces across…

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