Ambient air pollution ranks high among the risk factors that increase the global burden of
disease. Previous studies focused on assessing mortality risk and were sparsely performed …

Abstract Purpose of Review Air pollution significantly affects health, causing up to 7 million
premature deaths annually with an even larger number of hospitalizations and days of sick …

The data on which the analysis is based was first presented in the ambitious 2010 Global
Burden of Disease Study, which was published in December in The Lancet, a British …

Background The association between long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality from
cardiorespiratory diseases is well established, yet the evidence for other diseases remains …

Background Air pollution contributes to mortality and morbidity. We estimated the impact of
outdoor (total) and traffic-related air pollution on public health in Austria, France, and …

Background Air pollution is an important public health concern in China, with high levels of
exposure to both ambient and household air pollution. To inform action at provincial levels in …

Background Air pollution has a significant health impact. Most data originate from temperate
regions. We aim to study the health impact of air pollution, particularly among the elderly, in …

Background The growing concern with environmental related impacts on mortality and
morbidity means that the conceptual framework of environment-health-economic policy …

Previous studies have mainly used mortality or morbidity as the health outcome to examine
the air pollution-health association. Little evidence is available on relationships between air …

Background The association of air pollution with multiple adverse health outcomes is
becoming well established, but its negative economic impact is less well appreciated. It is …