Impact of exposure to air pollutants on human health effects in Pearl River Delta

Zhongguo Huanjing Kexue/China Environmental Science

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 997-1003

  Xie, Peng ^a   Liu, Xiao Yun ^a   Liu, Zhao Rong ^a   Li, Tian Tian ^a,b   Zhong, Liu Ju ^c   Xiang, Yun Rong ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Guangdong Provincial Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Avoidable deaths; Exposure response relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955115650     PISSN: 10006923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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