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The Effects of Air Pollution on Mortality in Socially Deprived Urban Areas in Hong Kong, China
BACKGROUND: Poverty is a major determinant of population health, but little is known about its role in modifying air pollution effects. OBJECTIVES: We set out to examine whether people residing in socially deprived communities are at higher mortality risk from ambient air pollution. METHODS: This st...
Autores principales: | Wong, Chit-Ming, Ou, Chun-Quan, Chan, King-Pan, Chau, Yuen-Kwan, Thach, Thuan-Quoc, Yang, Lin, Chung, Roger Yat-Nork, Thomas, Graham Neil, Peiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik, Wong, Tze-Wai, Hedley, Anthony Johnson, Lam, Tai-Hing |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2535621/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18795162 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10850 |
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