Risk of asthmatic episodes in children exposed to sulfur dioxide stack emissions from a refinery point source in Montreal, Canada.

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Published in Environ Health Perspect on October 21, 2008

Authors

Audrey Smargiassi1, Tom Kosatsky, John Hicks, Céline Plante, Ben Armstrong, Paul J Villeneuve, Sophie Goudreau

Author Affiliations

1: Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Département de santé environnementale et santé au travail, Montréal, Québec, Canada. asmargia@santepub-mtl.qc.ca

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