Traffic-related pollution and lung development in children

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Volumn 369, Issue 9561, 2007, Pages 535-537

  Sandström, Thomas ^a   Brunekreef, Bert ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FUNCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847017703     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60038-5     Document Type: Note

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