Health benefits of air pollution abatement policy: Role of the shape of the concentration–response function

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 516-522

  Pope, C Arden ^a   Cropper, Maureen ^b   Coggins, Jay ^c   Cohen, Aaron ^d  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Health Effects Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; AIR POLLUTION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HEALTH; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; HEALTH BENEFITS; PM2.5 POLLUTIONS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH CARE COST; INDIA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84936945015     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2014.993004     Document Type: Article

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