Do environmental zones protect our health or are they ineffective?;Schützen umweltzonen unsere gesundheit oder sind sie unwirksam?

Umweltmedizin in Forschung und Praxis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-10

  Wichmann, H Erich ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 40749105774     PISSN: 14308681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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