Outdoor air pollution and respiratory health in Asia

Respirology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1023-1026

  Chung, Kian Fan ^a,b   Zhang, Junfeng ^c   Zhong, Nanshan ^d  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cigarette smoking; mortality; outdoor air pollution; respiratory disease; time series study

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ASIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; MORTALITY; OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 80053319582     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02034.x     Document Type: Review

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