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Original Articles

Predicting Personal Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure in an Elderly Population: Integrating Residential Indoor and Outdoor Measurements, Fixed-Site Ambient Pollution Concentrations, Modeled Pollutant Levels, and Time–Activity Patterns

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Pages 1520-1533 | Received 05 Feb 2009, Accepted 29 May 2009, Published online: 02 Nov 2009

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