Long-term inhalable particles and other air pollutants related to mortality in nonsmokers

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 373-382

  Abbey, David E ^a   Nishino, Naomi ^b   McDonnell, William F ^b   Burchette, Raoul J ^b   Knutsen, Synnøve F ^b   Beeson, W Lawrence ^b   Yang, Jie X ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0033006078     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.2.9806020     Document Type: Article

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