Air pollution epidemiologic studies in South Africa - Need for freshening up

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 265-301

  Wichmann, Janine ^a   Voyi, Kuku V V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; LEAD; OZONE;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 29444453478     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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