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Summary of study characteristics. |
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| Study |
Country |
Study Year |
Data Source(s) |
No. of Observations |
Perspective |
Incidence/Prevalence |
Top-down/Bottom-up |
Sensitivity analysis |
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| Published Studies: OECD Countries |
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| Zmirou et al. [18] |
France |
1994 |
Primary data: A cross-sectional study conducted in three cities in France. |
970,000 |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Bottom-up |
Yes (low and high) |
| Voorhees et al. [19] |
Tokyo, Japan |
1994 |
Secondary sources: Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), Japanese Environment Agency (JEA), Japanese Ministry of Transportation. |
Not stated |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Top-down |
Yes |
| Navrud [22] |
Norway |
1996 |
Primary data: A CV survey conducted in Norway & also use other secondary data sources |
1009 |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Combination of bottom-up & top-down |
Yes |
| Rozan [20] |
Strasbou, France |
1998 |
Primary data: A survey conducted in Strasbourg in France. Some epidemiological studies are also used as a secondary source. |
1,000 |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Bottom-up |
No |
| Neidell [21] |
California, USA |
1998 |
Secondary sources: California Hospital Discharge Data (CHDD), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Climatic Data Center, Census of Population, 1990, Air Resources Board, 1990 |
800,000 (Children aged 1–18) |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Top-down |
Yes (low and high) |
| Panis [23] |
Belgium |
1998 |
Data sources: Used different secondary sources, e.g., ExternE project data are used. |
Total population of Belgium |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Top-down |
No |
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| Unpublished Studies: OECD Countries |
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| DSS Management Consulting inc.) [24] |
Canada |
2000–2015 |
Data sources: Statistics of Canada & Census Information, hospital-level survey conducted by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). |
11 million (total population of Ontario) |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Combination of bottom-up & top-down |
No |
| Vergana and the Mexico Air Quality the WB study [25] |
Metro-politan Mexico City (ZMV) |
1999 |
Secondary sources: Mexican National Institute of Statistics, Geography & Information (INEGI), National Health Survey, 1994 |
17 million |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Top-down |
Yes (high, central and low) |
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| Published Studies: non-OECD Countries |
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| Larson et al [45] |
Volgograd Russia |
1995 |
Secondary data: 29 stationary sources |
Total population 50,000* 29 = 1,450,000 |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Top-down |
Yes |
| Alberini & Krupnick [1] |
Taiwan |
1991–1992 |
Primary data: A combined epidemiological & economic study conducted in three cities in Taiwan. |
Total population: 3,031,532 Sample observations: 87,676 |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Bottom-up |
No |
| Srivastava & Kumar [2] |
Mumbai, India |
1997 |
Sources: Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Transport Commissioners office, Maharashtra State, Mumbai. |
15.6 million |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Top-down |
No |
| Quah & Boon [50] |
Singapore |
1999 |
Secondary data sources: ENV Annual Report, 1998, Monthly Digest of Statistics, 1999, Singapore Dept. of Statistics, Ministry of Health, Singapore. |
Total population in Singapore = 3,893,600 |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Top-down |
Yes (high, central & low) |
| Resosudarmo& Napitupulu [48] |
Indonesia, Jakarta |
1998 |
Data sources: Indonesian Central Statistics Body (BPS), a survey conducted at Cipto Hospital (public hospital), and another survey conducted at Universitas Kristen Indonesia Hospital (private hospital) and at several individual medical practices. |
Total population in Jakarta = 11 million |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Combination of bottom-up & top-down |
No |
| Kan & Chen [46] |
Shanghai, China |
2001 |
Data sources: Shanghai Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center, Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Public Health, China Ministry of Health. |
Total urban population of Shanghai |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Top-down |
No |
| Deng [47] |
Beijing, China |
2000 |
Data sources: Primary data Secondary sources: WHO, World bank, National Bureau of Statistics of China, Beijing Environment Protection Bureau, China Statistical Yearbook |
Total population of Beijing = 13.82 million |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Combination of bottom-up & top-down |
Yes |
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| Unpublished Studies: non-OECD Countries |
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| Saksena & Dayal [49] |
India |
1997 |
Secondary Sources: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI). |
Total population in India = 846 million (used 1991 census) |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Top-down |
Yes (Low & High) |
| Report of Environment Protection Department, Hong Kong [51] |
Hong Kong, China |
1997–1998 |
Sources: Report on Focus Group Survey Data, Hospital Authority (HA), Department of Health, Census & Statistics Department, and Government Gazette. |
Total population in Hong Kong = 6.31 million (estimated in 1996) |
Societal |
Prevalence |
Combination of bottom-up & top-down |
Yes (ranging numerical) |
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