Health benefits from improved outdoor air quality and intervention in China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 214, Issue , 2016, Pages 17-25

  Li, Shanshan ^a   Williams, Gail ^a   Guo, Yuming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; China; Health benefit; Intervention; Outdoor

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; POLLUTION; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS; HEALTH BENEFITS; INTERVENTION; OUTDOOR; SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT;

HEALTH;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; SUSTAINABILITY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; CHINA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84962722202     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.066     Document Type: Review

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