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Atmospheric pollution and mortalities in English local authority areas. / Ayres, J. G.; Propper, C.; Janke, Katharina et al.
In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Vol. 63, No. 2, 02.2009, p. 173.

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Ayres, JG, Propper, C, Janke, K & Harrision, RM 2009, 'Atmospheric pollution and mortalities in English local authority areas', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 173. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2008.077628

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Ayres, J. G., Propper, C., Janke, K., & Harrision, R. M. (2009). Atmospheric pollution and mortalities in English local authority areas. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 63(2), 173. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2008.077628

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Ayres JG, Propper C, Janke K, Harrision RM. Atmospheric pollution and mortalities in English local authority areas. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2009 Feb;63(2):173. doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.077628

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Ayres, J. G. ; Propper, C. ; Janke, Katharina et al. / Atmospheric pollution and mortalities in English local authority areas. In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2009 ; Vol. 63, No. 2. pp. 173.

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