Indoor air and respiratory health in preadolescent children

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 24-25, 1999, Pages 4081-4086

  Gomzi, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Indoor pollution; Passive smoking; Respiratory health; School children

Indexed keywords

PASSIVE SMOKING;

AMMONIA; HEALTH RISKS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PULMONARY DISEASES;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0032599873     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00149-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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