Exposure to environmental chemicals relevant for respiratory hypersensitivity: European aspects

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 143-153

  Sivertsen, Bjarne ^a   Clench Aas, Jocelyne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air pollution exposure; Air quality indicators; Dispersion models; Europe

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; HUMAN; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0030218016     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(96)83201-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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