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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Roadside Exposure and Inflammation Biomarkers among a Cohort of Traffic Police in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kabindra M Shakya, Richard E Peltier, Yimin Zhang, Basu D Pandey

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kabindra M ShakyaVillanova University, Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova, PA 19085, USA. kabindra.shakya@villanova.edu.
Richard E PeltierUniversity of Massachusetts, Department of Environmental Health Science, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. rpeltier@schoolph.umass.edu.
Yimin ZhangVillanova University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Villanova, PA 19085, USA. yimin.z@villanova.edu.
Basu D PandeyKathmandu and Everest International Clinic and Research Center, Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Kathmandu 9045, Nepal. drbasupandey@gmail.com.
Villanova University · USSukraraj Tropical & Infectious Disease Hospital · NPUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Air pollution is a major environmental problem in the Kathmandu Valley. Specifically, roadside and traffic-related air pollution exposure levels were found at very high levels exceeding Nepal air quality standards for daily PM

Indexed as

Environmental ExposureVehicle EmissionsAdultAir PollutantsBiomarkersCitiesCohort StudiesEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleHumansInflammationMaleNepalPoliceSeasonsYoung AdultAir PollutantsBiomarkersVehicle Emissionsair pollutioninflammation biomarkerNepalPM2.5roadside exposure

Identifiers

PMID30699969
PMCPMC6388290
OpenAlexW2911727943

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