Ambient Air Pollution and Preterm Birth
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Acute Impact of Hourly Ambient Air Pollution on Preterm Birth
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1044-3983
DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181a7128f