Application of DALYs in measuring health effect of ambient air pollution: A case study in Shanghai, China

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 268-272

  Zhang, Yun Hui ^a   Chen, Chang Hong ^b   Chen, Guo Hai ^c   Song, Gui Xiang ^d   Chen, Bing Heng ^a   Fu, Qing Yan ^c   Kan, Hai Dong ^a,e  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

^d SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e Box 249 ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Air pollution; DALYs; Human health

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY;

AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33749403542     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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