Mortality for chronic-degenerative diseases in Tuscany: Ecological study comparing neighboring areas with substantial differences in environmental pollution

Objectives: Environmental pollution is associated with morbidity and mortality for chronic-degenerative diseases. Recent data points out a relationship between proximity to industrial plants and mortality due to neoplasms. The aim of this study has been to compare mortality due to chronic-degenerati...

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Main Authors: Claudio Marabotti, Paolo Piaggi, Paolo Scarsi, Elio Venturini, Romina Cecchi, Alessandro Pingitore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://ijomeh.eu/Mortality-for-chronic-degenerative-diseases-in-Tuscany-Ecological-study-comparing-neighboring-areas-with-substantial-differences-in-environmental-pollution,63928,0,2.html