Reducing ambient levels of fine particulates could substantially improve health: A mortality impact assessment for 26 European cities

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 98-105

  Ballester, Ferran ^a,b   Medina, Sylvia ^c   Boldo, Elena ^b,d   Goodman, Pat ^e   Neuberger, Manfred ^f   Iñiguez, Carmen ^a,b   Künzli, Nino ^b,g  

^a Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c National Institute for Public Health Surveillance   (France)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^g CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; HEALTH POLICY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 38849153576     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.059857     Document Type: Article

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