Communicating air pollution-related health risks to the public: An application of the Air Quality Health Index in Shanghai, China
The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) was originally developed in Canada. However, little is known about its validity in communicating morbidity risks. We aimed to establish the AQHI in Shanghai, China, and to compare the associations of AQHI and existing Air Pollution Index (API) with daily mortality...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-01-01
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Series: | Environment International |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412012002450 |