Aims This report from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atlas Project updates and
expands upon the widely cited 2019 report in presenting cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

It is estimated that the world population will reach a record 7.3 billion in 2015, and the high
burden of chronic conditions associated with ageing and smoking will increase further …

A wide range of policies, strategies, and interventions have been implemented to improve
air quality all over the world. This systematic review comprehensively appraises the policies …

Each year, the general public and wildland firefighters in the US are exposed to smoke from
wildland fires. As part of an effort to characterize health risks of breathing this smoke, a …

Climate change policies have stimulated a shift towards renewable energy sources such as
biomass. The economic crisis of 2008 has also increased the practice of household biomass …

Consistent evidences from both epidemiological and experimental studies have
demonstrated that short-and long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM), in particular to …

In 2012, the WHO classified diesel emissions as carcinogenic, and its European branch
suggested creating a public health standard for airborne black carbon (BC). In 2011, EU …

Background A broad range of interventions have been implemented to improve ambient air
quality, and many of these have been evaluated. Yet to date no systematic review has been …

In recent years, wildland fires have occurred more frequently and with increased intensity in
many fire-prone areas. In addition to the direct life and economic losses attributable to …

Objectives To better understand the burden of air pollution on deaths, we examined the
effects of air pollutants on years of life lost (YLL) in Bei**g, China. Design Retrospective …