Outdoor exposure to formaldehyde is associated with increased DNA damage and respiratory symptoms in children

P. Marchetti, P. Girardi, M.E. Fracasso, A. Marcon, D. Doria, L. Guarda, G. Pesce, V. Pironi, G. Siliprandi, P. Ricci, R. de Marco (Verona, Mantua, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Environment and public health: chemicals, moulds and volcanos
Session: Environment and public health: chemicals, moulds and volcanos
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4519
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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