What does multi-pollutant air pollution research mean?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-6

  Vedal, Sverre ^a   Kaufman, Joel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; EDITORIAL; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650772774     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201009-1520ED     Document Type: Editorial

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