Traffic-related air pollution: An avoidable exposure to improve respiratory health

Thorax

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-4

  Sly, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG FUNCTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSONAL MONITORING; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84919772609     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206227     Document Type: Editorial

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