Ozone air pollution: How low can you go?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-151

  Frampton, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; INFLAMMATION; LUNG FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; OZONE;

EID: 80051557197     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201104-0606ED     Document Type: Editorial

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