Ambient air pollution and health

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue , 2003, Pages 143-156

  Katsouyanni, Klea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 1342325550     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldg028     Document Type: Review

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