Assessment of Human Exposure to Ambient Particulate Matter

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1280-1291

  Mage, David ^a   Wilson, William ^b   Hasselblad, Vic ^c   Grant, Lester ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033230950     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1999.10463964     Document Type: Article

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