Antimony in the domestic environment and sids

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-119

  Thompson, M ^a   Thornton, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimony; Housedust; SIDS

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENTS; ENGLAND; HOUSEDUST; SIDS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROMES;

ANTIMONY;

ANTIMONY; FLAME RETARDANT;

ARTICLE; CITY; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TISSUE LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031025701     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331808616519     Document Type: Article

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