Association between respiratory emergency room visits and urban air pollution

F. F. Arbex, A. C. Lopes, J. R. Batalha, M. A. Arbex, S. M. Cendon, G. M. S. Conceição, A. L. F. Braga, L. A. A. Pereira (São Paulo, Santos, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Air pollution and the lung
Session: Air pollution and the lung
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2659
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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