Continuous exposure to ambient air pollution and chronic diseases: prevalence, burden, and economic costs
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economic burden and costs of chronic diseases in iran and the world
background: non-communicable diseases (ncds) annually kill over 35 million people worldwide. they are responsible for nearly two-thirds of the world's deaths. global health is facing a dramatic change. for the first time in human history, more than 80% of ncd-related deaths are in low- and middle-income countries. countries throughout the world are expected to lose significant amounts of nation...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reviews on Environmental Health
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2191-0308,0048-7554
DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2019-0106