Lung health and the environment in developing countries

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 9 SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Vedal, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INDIA; LUNG DISEASES; MEXICO;

EID: 0031662879     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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