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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 46, 1991 - Issue 3
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Acute Health Effects in a Community after a Release of Hydrofluoric Acid

Jessie S. Wing M.D. Office of Surveillance and Analysis Center for Chronic Disease Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Environmental Health and Injury Control, Environmental Hazards and Health Effects Division, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Lee M. Sanderson Ph.D. Office of Surveillance and Analysis Center for Chronic Disease Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Environmental Health and Injury Control, Environmental Hazards and Health Effects Division, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Jean D. Brender Ph.D. Epidemiology Division Texas, Department of Health, Austin, Texas, USA
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Dennis M. Perrotta Ph.D. Epidemiology Division Texas, Department of Health, Austin, Texas, USA
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Richard A. Beauchamp M.D. Epidemiology Division Texas, Department of Health, Austin, Texas, USA
Pages 155-160 | Received 21 Mar 1990, Accepted 27 Dec 1990, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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