Fine particulate matter concentrations in urban Chinese cities, 2005–2016: A systematic review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  He, Mike Z ^a,b   Zeng, Xiange ^c   Zhang, Kaiyue ^d,e   Kinney, Patrick L ^f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e Yangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Ambient air; China; Particulate matter; PM2.5; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHINA; CITY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BEIJING; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS;

EID: 85013790082     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14020191     Document Type: Review

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