Air Pollution and Dementia: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both air pollution and dementia are current and growing global issues. There are plausible links between exposure to specific air pollutants and dementia.

Objective

To systematically review the evidence base with respect to the relationship between air pollution and later cognitive decline and dementia.

Methods

Medline, Embase, and PsychINFO® were searched from their inception to September 2018, for publications reporting on longitudinal studies of exposure to air pollution and incident dementia or cognitive decline in adults. Studies reporting on exposure to tobacco smoke including passive smoking or on occupational exposure to pollutants were excluded. Using standard Cochrane methodology, two readers identified relevant abstracts, read full text publicati

SUBMITTER: Peters R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6700631 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature