Human health effects of air pollution from mobile sources in Europe

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 947-967

  Viegi, Grovanni ^a,c   Enarson, D A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; OZONE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MORTALITY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOG; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ASTHMA; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MORTALITY; RESEARCH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0031767471     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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