Of doses and responses
To estimate the health costs arising out of air or water pollution, economists calculate the costs of increased mortality (valuing premature deaths resulting from pollution) and increased morbidity (estimating the medical expenses incurred and wages lost due to sickness). Epidemiological studies carried out in cities in developed countries have revealed certain dose-response functions
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