Introducing a new measure for assessing self-efficacy in response to air pollution hazards for pregnant women.

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Published in J Environ Health Sci Eng on July 08, 2013

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Marzieh Araban, Seddigheh Sadat Tavafian, Saeid Motesaddi Zarandi, Ali Reza Hidarnia, Mahmood Reza Gohari, Janice M Prochaska, Afsaneh Laluie, Ali Montazeri

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