What is responsible for the carcinogenicity of PM 2.5?

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 799-805

  Harrison, R M ^a   Smith, D J T ^a,b   Kibble, A J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CARCINOGEN; CHROMIUM; NICKEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARCINOGENICITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LUNG TUMOR; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

CARCINOGENS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 5044236075     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2003.010504     Document Type: Article

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