Anaemia remains an intransigent global health problem that increases the risk of morbidity and mortality for women and children, and nowhere more so than in India. Now, a study links particulate air pollution exposure with anaemia in women of reproductive age.
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Pillarisetti, A., Balakrishnan, K. Particulates and anaemia in India. Nat Sustain 5, 914–915 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00943-3
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