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Research Article

Roles of Bioavailable Iron and Calcium in Coal Dust-induced Oxidative Stress: Possible Implications in Coal Workers' Lung Disease

Qi Zhang Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, PHL Room 802, 550 First Avenue, New York NY 10016, USA
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Jisen Dai Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, PHL Room 802, 550 First Avenue, New York NY 10016, USA
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Aktar Ali Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, PHL Room 802, 550 First Avenue, New York NY 10016, USA
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Lungchi Chen Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, PHL Room 802, 550 First Avenue, New York NY 10016, USA
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Xi Huang Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, PHL Room 802, 550 First Avenue, New York NY 10016, USA
Pages 285-294 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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