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More than a decade ago, prospective epidemiologic studies showed that mortality was increased among people living in communities with elevated concentrations of fine particulate air pollution.^1,2 Subsequent research has shown that particulate air pollution is statistically and mechanistically linked to increased cardiovascular disease.³ New data are beginning to shed light on which persons are at heightened risk.

In this issue of the Journal, Miller et al.⁴ report on data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) observational study, which greatly expands our understanding of how fine particulate pollution affects health. Earlier long-term prospective cohort studies showed an association between levels of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health (D.W.D.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School (P.H.S.) — both in Boston.

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