Particulate matter exposure in hospitals of urban city located in Northern Central India

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 627-634

  Verma, Neha ^a   Taneja, Ajay ^a  

^a Institute of Basic Sciences Agra   (India)

Author keywords

Health effects; Hospital wards; Indoor air pollution; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054117479     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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