Abstract

Air pollution: 6.6million premature deaths in 2050!

Highlights

  • The group of Brunekreef et al from the Netherlands Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, has acquired world-wide recognition for performing pivotal studies addressing the effects of air pollution on human health [11,12,13]

  • Brunekreef et al [13] showed convincingly that traffic-related air pollution (Cave Volkswagen Diesel, EEvdW) and several traffic exposure variables in the Netherlands are associated with increased mortality

  • There is abundant evidence that air pollution contributes to the risk of cardiovascular disease and associated mortality

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Introduction

The group of Brunekreef et al from the Netherlands Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, has acquired world-wide recognition for performing pivotal studies addressing the effects of air pollution on human health [11,12,13]. At the European level the effects of air pollution have obtained increased consideration over the past years.

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