Health effects of air quality regulations in Delhi, India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1675-1683

  Foster, Andrew ^a   Kumar, Naresh ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution and health; Air quality regulation; Delhi; Life long exposure; Lung function; Personal exposure; Spatially detailed exposure

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY REGULATION; DELHI; LIFE LONG EXPOSURE; LUNG FUNCTION; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; SPATIALLY DETAILED EXPOSURE;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; ENERGY RESOURCES; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; HEALTH; POLLUTION; SURVEYS; TAXICABS; TRUCKS;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; NATURAL GAS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 79951721384     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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