Cardiorespiratory health effects of particulate ambient air pollution exposure in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Summary: Background: Most prospective studies on the health effects of particulate ambient air pollution exposure have focused on high-income countries, which have much lower pollutant concentrations than low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and different sources of pollution. We aimed to...

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Main Authors: Katherine Newell, MPH, Christiana Kartsonaki, DPhil, Kin Bong Hubert Lam, PhD, Om P Kurmi, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519617301663