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Research Article

The relationship between traffic-related air pollutants and cardiac autonomic function in a panel of healthy adults: a further analysis with existing data

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Pages 289-303 | Received 27 Nov 2010, Accepted 02 Mar 2011, Published online: 20 Apr 2011

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