Environmental black carbon exposure in Singapore school children

Dyan Zhang (Singapore, Singapore), Dyan Zhewei Zhang, Jonathan Grigg, Saji George, Oon Hoe Teoh, Oh Moh Chay, Arun Pugalenthi, Anne Goh, Petrina Wong, Biju Thomas

Source: International Congress 2015 – Indoor air and ambient pollution
Session: Indoor air and ambient pollution
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3409
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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