Air Pollution and Health Studies in China—Policy Implications

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1292-1299

  Chen, Bingheng ^a   Kan, Haidong ^a   Chen, Renjie ^a   Jiang, Songhui ^a   Hong, Chuanjie ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR QUALITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC-STUDY; POLICY IMPLICATIONS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLICY; TIME;

AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PUBLIC POLICY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857400417     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2011.604288     Document Type: Article

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