Speed, air pollution, and health: A neglected issue

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 296-297

  Richter, Elihu D ^a   Berman, Tamar ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; LEAD; NITROGEN OXIDE; TETRAETHYLLEAD; TRI ORTHO CRESYL PHOSPHATE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; CAR; COMBUSTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH HAZARD; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VELOCITY;

EID: 0034819623     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890109604458     Document Type: Article

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