Disturbance of human immunohomeostasis by environmental pollution and alcohol consumption

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-218

  Kazbariene, Birute ^a   Krikstaponiene, Aurelija ^a   Monceviciute Eringiene, Elena ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption intensity; Environmental contamination; Immunity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746653278     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: 15882640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.53.2006.2.7     Document Type: Article

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