Air pollution and life expectancy: is there a relation?
Occupational and Environmental MedicinePublished 1 November 1997Open access
Bert Brunekreef
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This paper provides a simple estimate of the effect that long term exposure to air pollution may have on life expectancy, based on evidence, and briefly reviews the evidence on effects of airborne particulate matter.
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