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dc.contributor.authorJadambaa, A.
dc.contributor.authorSpickett, Jeffery
dc.contributor.authorBadrakh, B.
dc.contributor.authorNorman, R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:52:12Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:52:12Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:08:50Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationJadambaa, A. and Spickett, J. and Badrakh, B. and Norman, R. 2015. The impact of the environment on health in Mongolia: A systematic review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 27 (1): pp. 45-75.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26198
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1010539514545648
dc.description.abstract

Mongolia has significant exposure to environmental risk factors because of poor environmental management and behaviors, and children are increasingly vulnerable to these threats. This study aimed to assess levels of exposure and summarize the evidence for associations between exposures to environmental risk factors and adverse health outcomes in Mongolia, with a particular focus on children. A systematic review was conducted using the PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Global Health Library, CINAHL, CABI, Scopus, and mongolmed.mn electronic databases up to April 2014. A total of 59 studies meeting the predetermined criteria were included. Results indicate that the Mongolian population has significant exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution, metals, environmental tobacco smoke, and other chemical toxins, and these risk factors have been linked to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases among adults and respiratory diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders among children. Well-designed epidemiological investigations in vulnerable populations especially in pregnant women and children are recommended.

dc.publisherSAGE Publications Inc.
dc.titleThe impact of the environment on health in Mongolia: A systematic review
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume27
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage45
dcterms.source.endPage75
dcterms.source.issn1010-5395
dcterms.source.titleAsia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
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