Effects of Air Pollution on Public and Private Health Expenditures in Iran: A Time Series Study (1972-2014).
Pouran RaeissiTouraj Harati KhalilabadAziz RezapourSeyed Yaser HashemiAbdoreza MousaviSaeed KhodabakhshzadehPublished in: Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi (2018)
The findings of this study indicate that among the factors affecting health expenditures, environmental quality and contaminants played the most important role. Therefore, in order to reduce the financial burden of health expenditures in Iran, it is essential to reduce air pollution by enacting and implementing laws that protect the environment.