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Research Article

Air Pollution, Blood Pressure, and Their Long-Term Associations with Mortality

Frederick W. Lipfert Environmental Consultant, Northport, New York, USA
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H. Mitchell Perry, Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Hypertension, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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J. Philip Miller Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Jack D. Baty Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Ronald E. Wyzga EPRI, Palo Alto, California, USA
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Sharon E. Carmody Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Hypertension, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Pages 493-512 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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