Health effects of air pollution observed in cohort studies in Europe

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Brunekreef, Bert ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergy; Asthma; Cohort; Mortality; Traffic

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; HEALTH HAZARD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 37249064858     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500628     Document Type: Conference Paper

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