Effects of near-road and regional air pollution: The challenge of separation

Thorax

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 503-504

  Künzli, Nino ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ASTHMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LAND USE; LUNG FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASTHMA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; HUMANS; LUNG; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84901194239     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204991     Document Type: Editorial

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