Late effects of air pollution with special reference to lung cancer.

نویسندگان

  • L Friberg
  • R Cederlöf
چکیده

The Department of Environmental Hygiene of the National Swedish Environment Protection Board and of the Karolinska Institute have prepared an extensive review on health effects of air pollution, to be used by the Swedish Parliamentary Committee on Energy and the Environment. This report forms the basis for one part of the review, that on late effects. Much of the work on the review, is the result of a team effort involving researchers from numerous organizations.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Environmental Health Perspectives

دوره 22  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1978