Indoor air pollution: A global health concern

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue , 2003, Pages 209-225

  Zhang, Junfeng ^a   Smith, Kirk R ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL; TOBACCO SMOKE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ASTHMA; AUTISM; BUILDING; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FORECASTING; FOSSIL FUELS; HUMANS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 1342325546     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldg029     Document Type: Review

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