Exposure to motor vehicle exhaust and childhood cancer

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-11

  Feychting, Maria ^a   Svensson, Daniel ^a   Ahlbom, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Benzene; Child neoplasms

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0031970655     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.272     Document Type: Article

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