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Original Article

Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Ischemic Heart Diseases among Individuals 64+ Years of Age Residing in Seoul, Korea

Jong-Tae Lee Hanyang University Department of Public Health and Management Graduate School Seoul, Korea
,
Ho Kim Seoul National University Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Institute of Public Health School of Public Health Seoul, Korea
,
Yong-Sung Cho Hanyang University Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine Seoul, Korea
,
Yun-Chul Hong Inha University College of Medicine Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Incheon, Korea
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Eun-Hee Ha Ewha Woman's University Department of Preventive Medicine College of Medicine Seoul, Korea
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Hyesook Park Ewha Woman's University Department of Preventive Medicine College of Medicine Seoul, Korea
Pages 617-623 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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