DNA Damage in Buccal Mucosa Cells of Pre-School Children Exposed to High Levels of Urban Air Pollutants

Elisabetta Ceretti; Donatella Feretti; Gaia C V. Viola; Ilaria Zerbini; Rosa M. Limina; Claudia Zani; Michela Capelli; Rossella Lamera; Francesco Donato; Umberto Gelatti

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096524

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DNA Damage in Buccal Mucosa Cells of Pre-School Children Exposed to High Levels of Urban Air Pollutants

Elisabetta Ceretti,

Affiliation Unit of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Donatella Feretti ,

* E-mail: feretti@med.unibs.it

Affiliation Unit of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Gaia C V. Viola,

Affiliation Unit of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Ilaria Zerbini,

Affiliation Unit of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Rosa M. Limina,

Affiliation Unit of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Claudia Zani,

Affiliation Unit of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Michela Capelli,

Affiliation Post-Graduate School of Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Rossella Lamera,

Affiliation Post-Graduate School of Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Francesco Donato,

Affiliation Unit of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Umberto Gelatti

Affiliation Unit of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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DNA Damage in Buccal Mucosa Cells of Pre-School Children Exposed to High Levels of Urban Air Pollutants

Elisabetta Ceretti,
Donatella Feretti,
Gaia C V. Viola,
Ilaria Zerbini,
Rosa M. Limina,
Claudia Zani,
Michela Capelli,
Rossella Lamera,
Francesco Donato,
Umberto Gelatti

Published: May 2, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096524

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