Road traffic noise, air pollution components and cardiovascular events
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The joint association of air pollution and noise from road traffic with cardiovascular mortality in a cohort study.
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عنوان ژورنال: Noise and Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1463-1741
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.121230