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OEM Online First, published on December 5, 2014 as 10.1136/oemed-2014-102240 Environment
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Source-specific fine particulate air pollution and systemic inflammation in ischaemic heart disease patients Taina Siponen,1 Tarja Yli-Tuomi,1 Minna Aurela,2 Hilkka Dufva,3 Risto Hillamo,2 Maija-Riitta Hirvonen,1,4 Kati Huttunen,4 Juha Pekkanen,1,5 Arto Pennanen,1 Iiris Salonen,6 Pekka Tiittanen,1 Raimo O Salonen,1 Timo Lanki1 ▸ Additional material is published online only. To view please visit the journal online (http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ oemed-2014-102240). 1
Department of Environmental Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland 2 Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland 3 Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, Kotka, Finland 4 Department of Environmental Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland 5 Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland 6 Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Kymenlaakso Hospital Services, Carea, Kotka, Finland Correspondence to Taina Siponen, Department of Environmental Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), PO Box 95, Kuopio FI-70701, Finland; Taina.Siponen@thl.fi Received 24 March 2014 Revised 30 October 2014 Accepted 13 November 2014
ABSTRACT Objective To compare short-term effects of fine particles (PM2.5; aerodynamic diameter
OEM Online First, published on December 5, 2014 as 10.1136/oemed-2014-102240 Environment
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Source-specific fine particulate air pollution and systemic inflammation in ischaemic heart disease patients Taina Siponen,1 Tarja Yli-Tuomi,1 Minna Aurela,2 Hilkka Dufva,3 Risto Hillamo,2 Maija-Riitta Hirvonen,1,4 Kati Huttunen,4 Juha Pekkanen,1,5 Arto Pennanen,1 Iiris Salonen,6 Pekka Tiittanen,1 Raimo O Salonen,1 Timo Lanki1 ▸ Additional material is published online only. To view please visit the journal online (http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ oemed-2014-102240). 1
Department of Environmental Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland 2 Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland 3 Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, Kotka, Finland 4 Department of Environmental Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland 5 Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland 6 Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Kymenlaakso Hospital Services, Carea, Kotka, Finland Correspondence to Taina Siponen, Department of Environmental Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), PO Box 95, Kuopio FI-70701, Finland; Taina.Siponen@thl.fi Received 24 March 2014 Revised 30 October 2014 Accepted 13 November 2014
ABSTRACT Objective To compare short-term effects of fine particles (PM2.5; aerodynamic diameter
