Global Statement on Air Pollution and Health: Opportunities for Africa

Caradee Y. Wright; Angela Mathee; Stuart Piketh; Kristy Langerman; Tafadzwa Makonese; Siyavuya Bulani; Himla Soodyall

doi:10.5334/aogh.2667

Global Statement on Air Pollution and Health: Opportunities for Africa

Volume 85 (2019): Issue 1

By: Caradee Y. Wright, Angela Mathee, Stuart Piketh, Kristy Langerman, Tafadzwa Makonese, Siyavuya Bulani and Himla Soodyall

Open Access

|Dec 2019

Abstract

The editorial speaks to the Global Statement on Air Pollution and Health and How it may assist African countries to eliminate air pollution-related health impacts.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2667 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996

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