Geospatial patterns of hospitalization rates for stroke with comorbid hypertension in relation to environmental sources of persistent organic pollutants: results from a 12-year population-based study |
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| Authors: | Alexander V Sergeev David O Carpenter |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Social and Public Health, Ohio University, Grover Center W343, Athens, OH 45701, USA;(2) Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY, USA |
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| Abstract: | Purpose Recent evidence indicates that exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is emerging as an important risk factor for
atherosclerosis-related diseases, including stroke. Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for stroke, and some studies
suggest that exposure to POPs is also a risk factor for HTN. We hypothesized that POPs increase the environmental burden of
stroke with comorbid HTN. |
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