Cardiovascular disease and air pollutants: Evaluating and improving epidemiological data implicating traffic exposure

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 135-149

  Adar, S D ^a   Kaufman, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVALUATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 34548834761     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370701496012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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