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Research Article

Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Tropical City: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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Pages 393-398 | Received 16 Oct 2006, Accepted 19 Nov 2006, Published online: 06 Oct 2008

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