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Interventions to Reduce Personal Exposures to Air Pollution: A Primer for Health Care Providers
Authors:
Robert L. Bard,
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US
M. Khalid Ijaz ,
Research and Development, RB, Montvale, NJ; Department of Biology, Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, US
Junfeng (Jim) Zhang,
Nicholas School of the Environment and Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, US; Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, CN
Yuguo Li,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, CN
Chunxue Bai,
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, CN
Yongbin Yang,
Research and Development, RB, Montvale, NJ, US
Wilfredo D. Garcia,
Research and Development, RB, Montvale, NJ, US
John Creek,
Research and Development, RB, Montvale, NJ, US
Robert D. Brook
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US
Abstract
Highlights
- Air pollution is responsible for a wide variety of health problems and 4.2 million premature deaths annually and is a health risk even in “low” pollution areas.
- Air pollution exposures can be reduced by using portable room air purifiers, wearing face masks, recirculating automobile cabin air, using air conditioning, and by closing windows.
- Clinicians can determine appropriate interventions to reduce personal exposures by following the algorithm developed in Figure 3.
How to Cite:
Bard RL, Ijaz MK, Zhang J (Jim), Li Y, Bai C, Yang Y, et al.. Interventions to Reduce Personal Exposures to Air Pollution: A Primer for Health Care Providers. Global Heart. 2019;14(1):47–60. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2019.02.001
Published on
01 Mar 2019.
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