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Community Perceptions of Air Pollution and Related Health Risks in Nairobi Slums

Air pollution is among the leading global risks for mortality and responsible for increasing risk for chronic diseases. Community perceptions on exposure are critical in determining people’s response and acceptance of related policies. Therefore, understanding people’ perception is critical in infor...

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Autores principales:	Egondi, Thaddaeus, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Ng, Nawi, Muindi, Kanyiva, Oti, Samuel, van de Vijver, Steven, Ettarh, Remare, Rocklöv, Joacim
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2013
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3823347/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24157509 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10104851

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