Does particle size matter? ultrafine particles and hospital visits in eastern Europe

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 194, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1180-1182

  Frampton, Mark W ^a   Rich, David Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

AIR POLLUTION; EASTERN EUROPE; EDITORIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE, EASTERN; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84998799681     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201606-1164ED     Document Type: Editorial

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