Long term effects of air pollution in Europe

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 432-433

  Katsouyanni, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 21344439771     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.019166     Document Type: Note

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