Breathe Project Reports

Peer-reviewed

Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution

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Published 2015
Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Disease, Children, Fine Particulate Matter, Leukemia, Lung, Lymphoma, Neurological, Obesity/Diabetes, Pollution Sources, Public Health, Respiratory
National

Summary

Exposure to ambient air pollution increases morbidity and mortality and is a leading contributor to global disease burden.

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