"Air Pollution" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000397
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.460.100
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Air Pollution" by people in Profiles.
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Air Pollution and Pulmonary Health in American Indian/Alaska Native Children: Describing and Addressing Inequitable Environmental Exposures. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Feb; 61(2):e71489.
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Air Pollution and Cardiac Remodeling and Function in Patients With Breast Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 01 02; 9(1):e2552323.
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Ambient Fine Particulate Matter, Residential Greenness, and Childhood Cancer Risk by Trimester of Exposure in Minnesota 2000 to 2014: A Case-Control Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Oct 03; 34(10):1730-1739.
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Correlation between wildfires and atopic dermatitis and the impact on low socioeconomic populations. Am J Disaster Med. 2024 Fall; 19(4):275-277.
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PM2.5, vegetation density, and childhood cancer: a case-control registry-based study from Texas 1995-2011. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 06 07; 116(6):876-884.
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Air Pollution, Residential Greenness and Metabolic Dysfunction during Early Pregnancy in the INfancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) Cohort. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 09 04; 18(17).
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Testing the Multiple Pathways of Residential Greenness to Pregnancy Outcomes Model in a Sample of Pregnant Women in the Metropolitan Area of Donostia-San Sebasti?n. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 06 23; 17(12).
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Maternal Residential Proximity to Major Roadways and the Risk of Childhood Acute Leukemia: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in Texas, 1995-2011. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 06 07; 16(11).
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PM2.5 metal constituent exposure and stillbirth risk in Harris County, Texas. Environ Res. 2019 09; 176:108516.
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A Mixed-Methods Study to Examine the Role of Psychosocial Stress and Air Pollution on Hypertension in Mexican-Origin Hispanics. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 02; 6(1):12-21.