Traffic and cardiovascular disease: The challenge of estimating exposure

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 787-788

  Vedal, Sverre ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AMBIENT AIR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; NOTE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC; AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 72449147353     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.048306     Document Type: Note

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