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ReviewInternational journal of public health2018

Local action on outdoor air pollution to improve public health.

Sotiris Vardoulakis, Rachel Kettle, Paul Cosford, Paul Lincoln, Stephen Holgate, Jonathan Grigg, Frank Kelly, David Pencheon

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Review in International journal of public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Indoor Exposure to Selected Air Pollutants in the Home Environment: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  7. Exposure and Inequality of PMInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  11. Lung Health in Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: Addressing the Need for Cleaner Air.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  13. Advancing Global Health through Environmental and Public Health Tracking.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  14. Nino Künzli Comments.American journal of public health · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sotiris VardoulakisInstitute of Occupational Medicine, Research Avenue North, Riccarton, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 4AP, UK. Sotiris.vardoulakis@iom-world.org.
Rachel KettleNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Manchester, UK.
Paul CosfordPublic Health England, London, UK.
Paul LincolnUK Health Forum, London, UK.
Stephen HolgateFaculty of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
Jonathan GriggCentre for Child Health, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Frank KellyNIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Health Impact of Environmental Hazards, King College University of London, London, UK.
David PencheonSustainable Development Unit for NHS England and Public Health England, Cambridge, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council G0800766Medical Research Council G0801056Medical Research Council MR/L01341X/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, jointly with Public Health England, have developed a guideline on outdoor air pollution and its links to health. The guideline makes recommendations on local interventions that can help improve air quality and prevent a range of adverse health outcomes associated with road-traffic-related air pollution.

methodsThe guideline was based on a rigorous assessment of the scientific evidence by an independent advisory committee, with input from public health professionals and other professional groups. The process included systematics reviews of the literature, expert testimonies and stakeholder consultation.

resultsThe guideline includes recommendations for local planning, clean air zones, measures to reduce emissions from public sector transport services, smooth driving and speed reduction, active travel, and awareness raising.

conclusionsThe guideline recommends taking a number of actions in combination, because multiple interventions, each producing a small benefit, are likely to act cumulatively to produce significant change. These actions are likely to bring multiple public health benefits, in addition to air quality improvements.

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Guidelines as TopicPublic HealthAir PollutantsAir PollutionCommunity ParticipationEnglandHumansAir PollutantsAir pollutionAir qualityEmissionsInterventionsPublic healthRoad traffic

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