The public health benefits of air pollution control

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-23

  Li, Jinghong ^a   Ewart, Gary ^b   Kraft, Monica ^c   Finn, Patricia W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b American Thoracic Society   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Clean Air Act; Environmental Protection Agency; mercury and air toxics standard; public health

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84862849748     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.02.047     Document Type: Editorial

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