Ambient air pollution and respiratory health in the east Baltic region

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages 5-16

  Jedrychowski, Wieslaw ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Health impact; International comparisons; Outdoor air pollution; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

COAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; BALTIC STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; EXHAUST GAS; HEATING; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; BALTIC STATES; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0032883506     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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