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Immunologic and other biological parameters as a function of smoking status and of residence in areas differing in terms of air pollution.
International journal of environmental health research - 1 Mar 2003
van Larebeke Nik, Husson Bernard, De Coen Wim, Pluygers Eric
Abstract excerpt
In the industrial region of La Louvière (Belgium), healthy persons, presenting at a consultation of preventive medicine, showed differences as a function of smoking and of residence in one of four areas differing in sources of emissions, population density and green zones. Smokers had significantly (P</=0.05) more leukocytes microl(-1), neutrophils microl(-1), CD3+ lymphocytes (lys) microl(-1), CD4+ lys...
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