The health costs of motor-vehicle-related air pollution

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-286

  McCubbin, Donald R ^a   Delucchi, Mark A ^b  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION EFFECT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 0033453278     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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