Particulate matter and human health in the United Kingdom

Energy Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 609-619

  Pearce, David ^a   Crowards, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic values; Morbidity; Mortality; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION; EXHAUST GASES; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ECONOMIC VALUES; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 0030195381     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-4215(96)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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