German Environmental Survey for Children (GerES IV) - First results

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 535-540

  Kolossa Gehring, Marike ^a   Becker, Kerstin ^a   Conrad, André ^a   Lüdecke, Anja ^a   Riedel, Stefan ^a   Seiwert, Margarete ^a   Schulz, Christine ^a   Szewzyk, Regine ^a  

^a UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood; GerEs; Infections; Lead; Mould; Noise; Passive smoking; Sensitisation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUROTIUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; WALLEMIA SEBI;

EID: 35148867803     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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