Environmental health in Egypt

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 206, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 339-350

  Anwar, Wagida A ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Egypt; Environment; Genetic susceptibility; Health; Pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; FUEL;

AIR POLLUTION; CANCER RISK; CAR; CARCINOGENICITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMBUSTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EXHAUST GAS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTOXICITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LAW; LIFESTYLE; MUTAGENICITY; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TECHNIQUE; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0042427481     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00230     Document Type: Article

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