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The effect of particulate air pollution on life expectancy.
Jaakko NevalainenJuha Pekkanensubject
GerontologyAdultMaleEnvironmental EngineeringAdolescentAir pollutionmedicine.disease_causeCohort StudiesLife ExpectancyEnvironmental healthAir PollutionCause of DeathEnvironmental ChemistryMedicineHumansParticle SizeChildWaste Management and DisposalFinlandCardiovascular mortalityAgedbusiness.industryMortality rateParticulate pollutionInfant NewbornInfantCardiorespiratory fitnessMiddle AgedParticulate air pollutionPollutionUnited StatesCardiovascular DiseasesChild PreschoolLife expectancyFemalebusinessCohort studydescription
Two recent US cohort studies suggest that current levels of particulate pollution in urban air are associated not only with short-term, but also with long-term increases in cardiorespiratory morbidity and mortality. The aim of the present analyses was to evaluate the change in life expectancy assuming the long-term increase in mortality rates as suggested by these studies. The method of competing causes of death was used and the effect of particulate air pollution on life expectancy was found to be notable in countries with high cardiovascular mortality like the US.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-11 | The Science of the total environment |