Progress in research to assess the effectiveness of air quality interventions towards improving public health

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-230

  van Erp, Annemoon M ^a   Kelly, Frank J ^b   Demerjian, Kenneth L ^c   Pope III, C Arden ^d   Cohen, Aaron J ^a  

^a Health Effects Institute   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Air quality; Epidemiology; Exposure assessment; Impact assessment; Intervention

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 84861233381     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-010-0127-y     Document Type: Article

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