Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) in Terms of Years of Life Lost (YLL) Due to Premature Adult Mortalities and Postneonatal Infant Mortalities Attributed to PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> Exposures in Kuwait

Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) in Terms of Years of Life Lost (YLL) Due to Premature Adult Mortalities and Postneonatal Infant Mortalities Attributed to PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> Exposures in Kuwait

Ambient air pollution in terms of fine and coarse particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub>) has been shown to increase adult and infant mortalities. Most studies have estimated the risk of mortalities through attributable proportions and number of excess cases...

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Main Authors: Ali Al-Hemoud, Janvier Gasana, Abdullah N. Al-Dabbous, Ahmad Al-Shatti, Ahmad Al-Khayat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
AirQ+
burden of disease (BOD)
DALYs
PM<sub>2.5</sub>
postneonatal mortality
YLD
YLL
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/11/2609

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