Implication of Air pollution on health effects in Nepal: Lessons from global research
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Implication of Air Pollution on Health Effects in Nepal: Lessons from Global Research
Copyright © 2016 CEA& INEA. Published online by NepJOL-INASP. www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJE The Environment Performance Index (EPI), which ranks 180 countries of the world based on high-priority nine environmental issues compromised of more than 20 indicators has ranked Nepal as 149 th out of 180 countries on overall issues but 177 th out of 180 on air quality issues just above India, China and...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nepal Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2091-0800
DOI: 10.3126/nje.v1i1.14733