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The Toxicity of Diesel Exhaust: Implications for Primary Care
Irina N. Krivoshto, John R. Richards, Timothy E. Albertson and Robert W. Derlet
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine January 2008, 21 (1) 55-62; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.01.070139
Irina N. Krivoshto
BA
John R. Richards
MD
Timothy E. Albertson
MD, MPH, PhD
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The Toxicity of Diesel Exhaust: Implications for Primary Care
Irina N. Krivoshto, John R. Richards, Timothy E. Albertson, Robert W. Derlet
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jan 2008, 21 (1) 55-62; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.01.070139
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