Efforts to control air pollution in the Asia-Pacific region

Yasuo Morimoto¹, Hena Khatun^{2

3}, Kwok Sang Wilson Yee⁴, Agus Dwi Susanto⁵, Jun-Pyo Myong^{6

7}, Joven Jeremius Tanchuco⁸, Chau-Chyun Sheu^{9

10}, Ngo Quy Chau¹¹, Arata Azuma¹²

Affiliations

¹ Japanese Respiratory Society, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
² Bangladesh Lung Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁴ The Hong Kong Thoracic Society, Department of Medicine, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
⁵ Indonesian Society of Respirology, Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas, Indonesia-Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
⁶ Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Seoul, South Korea.
⁷ Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁸ University of Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
⁹ Taiwan Society of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
¹⁰ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
¹¹ Viet Nam Respiratory Society, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
¹² Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.

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Yasuo Morimoto et al. Respirology. 2020 May.

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. 2020 May;25(5):472-474.

doi: 10.1111/resp.13800. Epub 2020 Mar 24.

Yasuo Morimoto¹, Hena Khatun^{2

3}, Kwok Sang Wilson Yee⁴, Agus Dwi Susanto⁵, Jun-Pyo Myong^{6

7}, Joven Jeremius Tanchuco⁸, Chau-Chyun Sheu^{9

10}, Ngo Quy Chau¹¹, Arata Azuma¹²

¹ Japanese Respiratory Society, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
² Bangladesh Lung Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁴ The Hong Kong Thoracic Society, Department of Medicine, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
⁵ Indonesian Society of Respirology, Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas, Indonesia-Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
⁶ Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Seoul, South Korea.
⁷ Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁸ University of Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
⁹ Taiwan Society of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
¹⁰ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
¹¹ Viet Nam Respiratory Society, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
¹² Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.

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Keywords: Asia-Pacific; PM2.5; air pollution.

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