A molecular epidemiological approach to health risk assessment of urban air pollution

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 261-267

  Hrelia, Patrizia ^a   Maffei, Francesca ^a   Angelini, Sabrina ^a   Forti, Giorgio Cantelli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomarker; Cancer risk

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 1842817333     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2003.12.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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