Quantifying the impact of air pollution on the urban population of Brazil Quantificação do impacto da poluição atmosférica sobre a população urbana brasileira

This study aimed to quantify air pollution impact on morbidity and mortality in the Brazilian urban population using locally generated impact factors. Concentration-response coefficients were used to estimate the number of hospitalizations and deaths attributable to air pollution in seven Brazilian...

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Main Authors: Izabel Marcilio, Nelson Gouveia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2007-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2007001600013