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The effects of air pollution on mortality in socially deprived urban areas in Hong Kong, China [1]

Poverty is a major determinant of population health, but little is known about its role in modifying air pollution effects. The researchers set out to examine whether people residing in socially deprived communities are at higher mortality risk from ambient air pollution.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Chit-Ming Wong [2], Chun-Quan Ou [3], King-Pan Chan & et al [4]
Environmental Health Perspectives [5]
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Tags:
Air Pollution [6], Health Effects [7], Nitrogen Dioxide [8], Ozone [9], Poverty [10], Hong Kong [11]
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