Ultrafine particles and effects on the organism: Literature review;Particolato ultrafine ed effetti sull'organismo: Revisione della letteratura

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-31

  Pedata, P ^a   Garzillo, E M ^a   Sannolo, N ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; Health effects; Ultrafine particles (ufp)

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 77952595650     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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