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Original Articles

Traffic Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in Females in Taiwan: Petrol Station Density as an Indicator of Disease Development

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Pages 651-657 | Received 01 Dec 2008, Accepted 05 Jan 2009, Published online: 20 Apr 2009

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