The impact of air pollution on chronic respiratory diseases

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 481-490

  Spirić, Vesna Tomić ^a   Janković, Slavenka ^b   Vraneš, Aleksandra Jović ^b   Maksimović, Jadranka ^b   Maksimovic, Nataša ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861393570     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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