Effect of Air Pollution Control on Life Expectancy in the United States

Andrew W. Correia; C. Arden Pope; Douglas W. Dockery; Yun Wang; Majid Ezzati; Francesca Dominici

doi:10.1097/ede.0b013e3182770237

Abstract

Reductions in PM2.5 were associated with improvements in life expectancy for the period from 2000 to 2007. Air pollution control in the last decade has continued to have a positive impact on public health.

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Life expectancyDemographyConfoundingSocioeconomic statusPublic healthPsychological interventionEnvironmental healthGerontologyAir pollutionGeographyMedicinePopulationBiology

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 24
Issue: 1
Pages: 23-31
Citations: 410
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                                    Andrew W. Correia, 
                                
                                    C. Arden Pope, 
                                
                                    Douglas W. Dockery
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Effect of Air Pollution Control on Life Expectancy in the United States. 
                            Epidemiology
                            , 24
                            (1)
                            , 23-31.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/ede.0b013e3182770237
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e3182770237