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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 48, 1993 - Issue 4
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Evidence for Interaction between Air Pollution and High Temperature in the Causation of Excess Mortality

Dr. K. Katsouyanni Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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A. Pantazopoulou Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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G. Touloumi Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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I. Tselepidaki Department of Applied Physics Laboratory of Meterology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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K. Moustris Department of Applied Physics Laboratory of Meterology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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D. Asimakopoulos Department of Applied Physics Laboratory of Meterology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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G. Poulopoulou Department of Applied Physics Laboratory of Meterology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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D. Trichopoulos Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Pages 235-242 | Accepted 08 Aug 1992, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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