Traffic air pollution and prevalence of respiratory symptoms

A. Johannessen, T. D. Skorge, B. Forsberg, J. BØnlØkke, V. Schlünssen, T. Sigsgaard, O. Svanes, T. Gislason, H. Orru, E. Omenaas, C. Svanes, D. Norbäck, L. Modig, C. Janson (Bergen, Norway; Umeå, Uppsala, Sweden; Aarhus, Denmark; Reykjavik, Iceland; Tartu, Estonia)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Environment and lifestyle: associations with respiratory disease
Session: Environment and lifestyle: associations with respiratory disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1548
Disease area: Airway diseases

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