Air pollutants and emergency department visits for respiratory disease in three Swedish cities

K. Meister, B. Segerstedt, B. Forsberg (Umeå, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Lung, traffic and volcanoes
Session: Lung, traffic and volcanoes
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1725
Disease area: Airway diseases

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