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International Forum for Respiratory Research
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Air Pollution and Asthma Exacerbations Among African-American Children in Los Angeles

Bart D. Ostro Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Berkeley, California, USA
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Michael J. Lipsett Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Berkeley, California, USA
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Jennifer K. Mann Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Berkeley, California, USA
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Hazel Braxton-Owens California Public Health Foundation, Berkeley, California, USA
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Mary C. White Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pages 711-722 | Published online: 27 Sep 2008

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