Mortality and life expectancy of Yokkaichi Asthma patients, Japan: Late effects of air pollution in 1960–70s
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma began increasing in early 1960s in the population of Yokkaichi-city (Mie Prefecture, Japan). The cause of the disease was sulfur oxide air pollution,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-02-01
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| Series: | Environmental Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/8 |