Respiratory parameters in traffic policemen exposed to urban pollution

European Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-163

  Sancini, A ^a   Caciari, T ^a   Andreozzi, G ^a   Scimitto, L ^a   Schifano, M P ^a   Di Giorgio, V ^a   Samperi, I ^a   Ferrante, E ^b   Fiaschetti, M ^a   Tomei, G ^a   Tomei, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Army Military Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lung function; Traffic policemen; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; POLLUTION AND POLLUTION RELATED PHENOMENA; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPIROMETER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 80055115371     PISSN: 1721727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1721727X1000800304     Document Type: Article

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