Evaluation of excess mortality caused by PM2.5 in four typical Chinese big cities

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 93, Issue 34, 2013, Pages 2703-2706

  Li, Guo Xing ^a   Pan, Xiao Chuan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Environmental exposure; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; METEOROLOGY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MORTALITY;

EID: 84884469809     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2013.34.005     Document Type: Article

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