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Air pollution exposure affects circulating white blood cell counts in healthy subjects: the role of particle composition, oxidative potential and gaseous pollutants – the RAPTES project

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Pages 141-165 | Received 21 Jul 2013, Accepted 30 Oct 2013, Published online: 12 Feb 2014

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