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Air quality improvement and cognitive decline in community-dwelling older women in the United States: A longitudinal cohort study.

Diana YounanXinhui WangJoshua MillsteinAndrew J PetkusDaniel A BeaversMark A EspelandHelena C ChuiSusan M ResnickMargaret GatzJoel Daniel KaufmanGregory A WelleniusEric A WhitselJo Ann E MansonStephen R RappJiu-Chiuan Chen
Published in: PLoS medicine (2022)
In this study, we found that greater improvement in long-term AQ in late life was associated with slower cognitive declines in older women. This novel observation strengthens the epidemiologic evidence of an association between air pollution and cognitive aging.
Keyphrases
  • cognitive decline
  • community dwelling
  • air pollution
  • quality improvement
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • particulate matter
  • patient safety
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • cystic fibrosis