Can air pollution affect tear film stability? a cross-sectional study in the aftermath of an explosion accident

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Moen, Bente E ^a,b   Norback D ^c   Wieslander, G ^c   Bakke, Jv ^d,e   Mageroy N ^b   Granslo, Jt ^b   Irgens, A ^b   Bratveit M ^a   Hollund, Be ^b   Aasen, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRY EYE; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957517783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-235     Document Type: Article

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