Lung cancer due to diesel soot particles in ambient air? A critical appraisal of epidemiological studies addressing this question

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Stöber, Werner ^a   Abel, Ulrich R ^b  

^a CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBIENT AIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; REVIEW; SOOT;

EID: 0029842238     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00387825     Document Type: Review

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