Traffic-related air pollution and lung function in children – The ESCAPE project

U. Gehring, J. Heinrich, A. Molter, G. Pershagen, H. Schulz, E. Schultz, A. Simpson, D. Sugiri, A. von Berg, B. Brunekreef (Utrecht, Netherlands; Neuherberg, Dusseldorf, Wesel, Germany; Manchester, United Kingdom; Stockholm, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Air pollution: from the particles in town to the pollutants in the countryside
Session: Air pollution: from the particles in town to the pollutants in the countryside
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4778
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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