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A joint ERS/ATS policy statement : what constitutes an adverse health effect of air pollution? An analytical framework

Thurston, George D. and Kipen, Howard and Annesi-Maesano, Isabella and Balmes, John and Brook, Robert D. and Cromar, Kevin and De Matteis, Sara and Forastiere, Francesco and Forsberg, Bertil and Frampton, Mark W. and Grigg, Jonathan and Heederik, Dick and Kelly, Frank J. and Kuenzli, Nino and Laumbach, Robert and Peters, Annette and Rajagopalan, Sanjay T. and Rich, David and Ritz, Beate and Samet, Jonathan M. and Sandstrom, Thomas and Sigsgaard, Torben and Sunyer, Jordi and Brunekreef, Bert. (2017) A joint ERS/ATS policy statement : what constitutes an adverse health effect of air pollution? An analytical framework. The European respiratory journal, 49. p. 1600419.

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Abstract

The American Thoracic Society has previously published statements on what constitutes an adverse effect on health of air pollution in 1985 and 2000. We set out to update and broaden these past statements that focused primarily on effects on the respiratory system. Since then, many studies have documented effects of air pollution on other organ systems, such as on the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. In addition, many new biomarkers of effects have been developed and applied in air pollution studies.This current report seeks to integrate the latest science into a general framework for interpreting the adversity of the human health effects of air pollution. Rather than trying to provide a catalogue of what is and what is not an adverse effect of air pollution, we propose a set of considerations that can be applied in forming judgments of the adversity of not only currently documented, but also emerging and future effects of air pollution on human health. These considerations are illustrated by the inclusion of examples for different types of health effects of air pollution.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
UniBasel Contributors:Künzli, Nino
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Munksgaard
ISSN:0903-1936
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:05 Sep 2018 11:52
Deposited On:24 Apr 2017 13:40

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