Pollution and human biology

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-366

  Schell, Lawrence M ^a   Burnitz, Kristopher K ^a   Lathrop, Patrick W ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Health; Lead; Persistent organic pollutants; Pollution

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADAPTATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIABETES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; MAMMAL; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPERM;

ADAPTATION; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFERTILITY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AIR POLLUTANTS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INFERTILITY; OBESITY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77951687484     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014461003705511     Document Type: Review

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