Heavy vehicle traffic exhaust is related to wheezing in schoolchildren

M. Andersson, L. Modig, L. Jonsson, B. Forsberg, E. Rönmark (Umeå, Luleå, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Outdoor air pollution
Session: Outdoor air pollution
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2547
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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