Air pollution is now the fifth largest killer in India, says the Global Burden of Disease report released by the scientists behind this study at a dialogue workshop organised by CSE, Indian Council of Medical Research and US-based Health Effects Institute.
Outdoor air pollution has become the fifth largest killer in India after high blood pressure, indoor air pollution, tobacco smoking, and poor nutrition – says a new set of findings of the Global Burden of Disease report. The India and South Asia-specific findings were officially released at a Dialogue Workshop jointly organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Indian Council of Medical Research and the US-based Health Effects Institute.
Source: http://www.cseindia.org/content/air-pollution-now-fifth-largest-killer-i... [2]
See Also
Briefing: Burden of Disease. [3]
Study: Global burden of disease study. [4]
Press Release: CSE expresses shock at findings of the Global burden of diseases [5]
Report: Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2011. [6]
Report: The global economic burden of non-communicable diseases. [7]
Report: Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010. [8]
Report: Global health risks. [9]
Report: From burden to "best buys". [10]
Technology Partners: MimirTech
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/air-pollution-now-fifth-largest-killer-india-says-newly-released-findings-global
[2] http://www.cseindia.org/content/air-pollution-now-fifth-largest-killer-india-says-newly-released-findings-global-burden-dise
[3] http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/briefing_note13feb.pdf
[4] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/global-burden-disease-study-2010
[5] http://www.cseindia.org/node/4730
[6] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/noncommunicable-diseases-country-profiles-2011
[7] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/global-economic-burden-non-communicable-diseases
[8] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/global-status-report-noncommunicable-diseases-2010
[9] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/global-health-risks-mortality-and-burden-disease-attributable-selected-major-risks
[10] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/burden-best-buys-reducing-economic-impact-ncds-low-and-middle-income-countries
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/centre-science-and-environment
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cse
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indoor-air-pollution
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[21] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-quality-standards
[22] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rspm-pm-10
[23] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-quality-and-health
