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Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015

The Lancet · 2017 · Vol. 389(10082) · pp. 1907–1918

Aaron J. Cohen✉(Health Effects Institute)Michael Bräuer(University of British Columbia)Richard Burnett(Health Canada)H Ross Anderson(St George's, University of London)Joseph Frostad(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)Kara Estep(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)Kalpana Balakrishnan(Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research)Bert Brunekreef(Utrecht University)Lalit Dandona(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)Rakhi Dandona(Public Health Foundation of India)Valery L. Feigin(Auckland University of Technology)Greg Freedman(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)Bryan Hubbell(Environmental Protection Agency)Amelia Jobling(University of Bath)Haidong Kan(Fudan University)Luke D. Knibbs(The University of Queensland)Yang Liu(Emory University)Randall V. Martin(Dalhousie University)Lídia Morawska(Queensland University of Technology)C Arden Pope(Brigham Young University)Hwashin Hyun Shin(Health Canada)Kurt Straif(Centre international de recherche sur le cancer)Gavin Shaddick(University of Bath)Matthew L. Thomas(University of Bath)Rita Van Dingenen(European Commission)Aaron van Donkelaar(Dalhousie University)Theo Vos(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)Christopher J L Murray(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)Mohammad H. Forouzanfar(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)

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Abstract

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Health Effects Institute.

Air Quality and Health Impacts Climate Change and Health Impacts Global Health Care IssuesAir pollutionEnvironmental healthRelative riskBurden of diseaseMedicineDisease burdenPopulationDisability-adjusted life yearAttributable riskEnvironmental science

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Global Burden of DiseaseAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAir PollutionCerebrovascular DisordersChildChild, PreschoolEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansInfantInfant, Newborn