Issues and uncertainties in estimating the health benefits of air pollution control

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 66, Issue 16-19, 2003, Pages 1865-1872

  Levy, Jonathan I ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEALTH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFATES;

EID: 0142061471     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390306423     Document Type: Review

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