Air pollution a bigger risk factor for stroke than smoking, global research finds

Air pollution a bigger risk factor for stroke than smoking, global research finds

Air pollution a bigger risk factor for stroke than smoking, global research finds

Last Modified: 23-Aug-2016 5:56 AM

30%
of stroke-related death and disability is on account of unclean air as compared with 23% due to tobacco smoke according to research published in The Lancet Neurology journal.

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Source The Sydney Morning Herald | Inga Ting | Photo credits: Livemint