Lung function decrement with arsenic exposure to drinking groundwater along river Indus: A comparative cross-sectional study

A. Nafees, A. Qazi, Z. Fatmi, I. Muhammad, A.S. Haque (Karachi, Pakistan)

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: 4789
Disease area: Airway diseases

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