The toll of ozone

Pneumon

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-23

  Umstead, Todd M ^a   Phelps, David S ^a   Floros, Joanna ^a,b  

^a Specialty Care Business Unit   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH CARE COST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79954489748     PISSN: 1105848X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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