Airborne particles are a risk factor for hospital admissions for heart and lung disease.

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Published in Environ Health Perspect on November 01, 2000

Authors

A Zanobetti1, J Schwartz, D W Dockery

Author Affiliations

1: Environmental Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. azanob@sparc6a.harvard.edu

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