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To evaluate the health impacts of short- and long-term ambient air pollution exposure on respiratory morbidity, mortality, and premature death.

May 9, 2019International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Short and Long Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Impact on Health in India: A Systematic Review

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RRRahul RajakSaha Institute of Nuclear Physics ACAparajita ChattopadhyayInternational Institute for Population Sciences

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Systematic review demonstrates elevated respiratory morbidity and premature mortality from particulate matter in India, highlighting an urgent need for environmental health interventions.

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To evaluate the health impacts of short- and long-term ambient air pollution exposure on respiratory morbidity, mortality, and premature death.
Systematic review synthesizing 59 studies investigating ambient air pollution impacts in India.
Categorized and evaluated evidence across short-term exposure (n = 23), long-term exposure (n = 18), and premature mortality outcomes (n = 18).
Short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) strongly correlates with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory illness, and increased hospital admissions.
Long-term ambient air pollution exposure is linked to lung function deficits, asthma, myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular mortality.
Statistically significant associations between air pollution exposure and increased premature mortality risk were identified in 12 of 18 reviewed mortality studies.

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Rajak et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12972b19b8e1960734fb70 https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2019.1612042

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Systematic review demonstrates elevated respiratory morbidity and premature mortality from particulate matter in India, highlighting an urgent need for environmental health interventions.

Short and Long Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Impact on Health in India: A Systematic Review

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Short and Long Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Impact on Health in India: A Systematic Review

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