Improving air quality needs to be a policy priority for governments globally

In this Perspective, Aziz Sheikh discusses the importance of research to understand the impact of air pollution on human health, commenting on a study by Yaohua Tian and colleagues that examined associations between ambient air quality and risk of hospitalization for pneumonia in adults in China.

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Published inPLoS medicine Vol. 17; no. 2; p. e1003041
Main Author Sheikh, Aziz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 01.02.2020
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects
Adult
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air pollution
Air Pollution - analysis
Air quality
Air quality measurements
Airborne particulates
Asthma
China
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Disease
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Funding
Government
High income
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
Low income groups
Medical research
Medicine and Health Sciences
Meta-analysis
Outdoor air quality
Particulate Matter - analysis
Patient admissions
Physical Sciences
Pneumonia
Pollutants
Respiratory tract diseases
Smoking
Social Sciences
Systematic review
China
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Summary:In this Perspective, Aziz Sheikh discusses the importance of research to understand the impact of air pollution on human health, commenting on a study by Yaohua Tian and colleagues that examined associations between ambient air quality and risk of hospitalization for pneumonia in adults in China.
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I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: AS is a Member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine and a member of the Scottish Science Advisory Council. He is also Director of the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE), which is supported by the National Institute of Health Research using Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding. The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care.
ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1003041