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Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in Two U.S. Counties: Season-Specific Analyses and Exposure-Response Relationships

Suresh H. Moolgavkar Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
Pages 877-907 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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