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Air pollution and hospital admission in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Tehran, Iran
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1872
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.593.498