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Inhalation Toxicology
International Forum for Respiratory Research
Volume 12, 2000 - Issue sup1: Proceedings of the Third Colloquium on Particulate Air Pollution and Human Health: Part 1
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Controlled Human Exposures to Concentrated Ambient Fine Particles in Metropolitan Los Angeles: Methodology and Preliminary Health-Effect Findings

Henry Gong Jr.Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Constantinos SioutasDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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William S. LinnDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, California, USA
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Kenneth W. ClarkRancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, California, USA
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Sheryl L. TerrellRancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, California, USA
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Lester L. TerrellRancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, California, USA
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Karen R. AndersonRancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, California, USA
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Seongheon KimDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Ming-Chih ChangDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Pages 107-119 | Published online: 22 Feb 2016

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