Air Pollution

Crofton and Douglas's Respiratory Diseases: Fifth Edition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 324-334

  Seaton, Anthony ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Industrial revolution; Pollutants; Respiratory system; Smogs

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044225491     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470695999.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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