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

Abstract

This study provides evidence from China that long term exposure to ambient PM_2.5 at relatively high concentrations is positively associated with incident stroke and its major subtypes. These findings are meaningful for both environmental and health policy development related to air pollution and stroke prevention, not only in China, but also in other low and middle income countries.