Outdoor air pollution: Counseling and exposure risk reduction

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 333, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-260

  Shofer, Scott ^a   Chen, Tze Ming ^b   Gokhale, Janaki ^c   Kuschner, Ware G ^b,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiovascular disease; Health; Inhalation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COUNSELING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; COUNSELING; HUMANS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34247230960     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31803b913c     Document Type: Article

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