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ArticleIndian pediatrics2022

Impact of Air Pollution on Child Health in India and the Way Forward.

Sagnik Dey

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Article in Indian pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author.

Sagnik DeyCentre for Atmospheric Sciences and Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Correspondence to: Dr Sagnik Dey, Center for Atmospheric Sciences and Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air, IIT Delhi, New Delhi. sagnik@cas.iitd.ac.in.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent research in epidemiological modelling reveals that air pollution affects child health in various ways resulting in low birthweight, stillbirth, preterm birth, developmental delay, growth failure, poor respiratory and cardiovascular health, and a higher risk of anemia. India has embarked on the national clean air program, but a much stronger coordinated multi-sectoral approach is required to minimize the child health burden caused by air pollution. Air pollution should be treated as a public health crisis that can only be managed with policy backed by science, gradual transition to clean energy use, emission reduction supported by clean air technologies, long-term commitment from the Government, and cooperation of the citizens.

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Air PollutionPremature BirthChildChild HealthFemaleHumansIndiaInfant, NewbornPregnancyPublic HealthStillbirth

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PMID35695140
PMCPMC9253235

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