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Research Article

PM2.5 Constituents and Related Air Quality Variables As Predictors of Survival in a Cohort of U.S. Military Veterans

F. W. Lipfert Consultant, Northport, New York
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J. D. Baty School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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J. P. Miller School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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R. E. Wyzga Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, USA
Pages 645-657 | Received 04 Nov 2005, Accepted 30 Mar 2006, Published online: 06 Oct 2008

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