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Association of fine particulate air pollution with cardiopulmonary morbidity in Western Coast of Saudi Arabia

Shedrack R. Nayebare, Omar S. Aburizaiza, Azhar Siddique, David O. Carpenter, Jahan Zeb, Abdullah J. Aburizaiza, Cristian Pantea, Mirza M. Hussain and Haider A. Khwaja
Saudi Medical Journal August 2017, 38 (9) 905-912; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.9.18545

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