Inhomogeneity in response to air pollution in European children (PEACE project).

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Published in Occup Environ Med on February 01, 1999

Authors

W Roemer1, J Clench-Aas, N Englert, G Hoek, K Katsouyanni, J Pekkanen, B Brunekreef

Author Affiliations

1: Environmental and Occupational Health Group, Agricultural University Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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