Lung cancer in railroad workers exposed to diesel exhaust.

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Published in Environ Health Perspect on November 01, 2004

Authors

Eric Garshick1, Francine Laden, Jaime E Hart, Bernard Rosner, Thomas J Smith, Douglas W Dockery, Frank E Speizer

Author Affiliations

1: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. eric.garshick@med.va.gov

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