Effects of temperature and snowfall on mortality in Pennsylvania.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on June 15, 1999

Authors

M L Gorjanc1, W D Flanders, J VanDerslice, J Hersh, J Malilay

Author Affiliations

1: Environmental Hazards Epidemiology Section, Health Studies Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, USA.

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