Glass fiber contamination of cigarette filters: An additional health risk to the smoker?

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 967-979

  Pauly, John L ^a   Lee, Hans J ^a   Hurley, Edward L ^a   Cummings, K Michael ^a   Lesses, Joel D ^a   Streck, Richard J ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FILTER; HEALTH HAZARD; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 0031762054     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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