Health effects of diesel emissions

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 643-658

  Morgan, W K C ^a   Reger, R B ^b   Tucker, D M ^c  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Alderson Broaddus College   (United States)

^c Industrial Hygienist   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; DIESEL ENGINES; GAS EMISSIONS; HEALTH RISKS; PULMONARY DISEASES;

CARCINOGENICITY; DIESEL EMISSIONS; DIESEL FUMES; MORBIDITY;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

DIESEL FUEL;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COUGHING; EXHAUST GAS; EYE IRRITATION; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CAPACITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; NOSE IRRITATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING HABIT; SPUTUM;

EID: 0031543291     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(97)00024-0     Document Type: Article

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