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ReviewNature medicine2025

Air pollution interventions for health.

John S Ji, Francesca Dominici, Nelson Gouveia, Frank J Kelly, Maria Neira

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Review in Nature medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
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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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Toxicity-informed control of global PMNational science review · 2026
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  5. Bedroom Air Purification and Home Blood Pressure.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2026
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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

5 authors.

John S JiVanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. johnji@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5002-118X
Francesca DominiciDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9382-0141
Nelson GouveiaFaculty of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0625-0265
Frank J KellyEnvironmental Research Group, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2558-8392
Maria NeiraDepartment of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82250610230National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82422064World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Air pollution, a leading environmental health risk, claims millions of lives yearly, impacting health across the lifespan. Despite widespread acknowledgement of air pollution-related disease burdens, eliminating air pollution remains challenging. Many regions are reliant on fossil fuels or biomass for basic survival, and developed economies striving to reduce air pollution face persistent barriers. Climate change complicates intervention efforts, as rising temperatures and extreme weather (for example, wildfires, dust storms) intensify air pollution. Traditional interventions may falter under worsening climate conditions, requiring integrated mitigation, adaptation and resilient infrastructure to yield environmental and health benefits. In this narrative Review, we evaluate multilevel interventions at the national, community and individual levels, discussing what works and does not work, with illustrative case examples. No single intervention suffices; efficacy depends on context, shaped by enforcement and equity. Integrated strategies are needed to address the root causes of air pollution and mitigate the devastating health impacts.

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Air PollutionAir PollutantsClimate ChangeHumansAir Pollutants

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