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Associations between ambient air pollution and cancer incidence in Taiwan: an ecological study of geographical variations

Authors :
Shih-Yung Su
Yung-Po Liaw
Jing-Rong Jhuang
Shu-Yi Hsu
Chun-Ju Chiang
Ya-Wen Yang
Wen-Chung Lee
Source :
BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
BMC, 2019.

Abstract

Abstract Background Air pollution is a global public health concern. The World Health Organization has recently set up a goal of saving 7 million people globally by 2030 from air pollution related death. We conducted an ecological study of geographical variation to explore the association between air pollution (specifically, particulate matter

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14712458
Volume :
19
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
BMC Public Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0daad3e4b349416cb7c97a08561c0cfc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7849-z