WORLD’S LARGEST STUDY SHOWS EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION AND TRAFFIC NOISE ON BLOOD PRESSURE
Topic(s): HypertensionPreventionEnvironmental and Cardiovascular DiseasePublic Health & Health Policy Embargoed: 00.05 hrs (BST) Tuesday 25 October 2016 Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a greater incidence of high blood pressure, according to the largest study to investigate the effects of both air pollution and traffic noise by following over 41,000 people in five