Commentary: Traffic exposure and asthma: Problems of interpretation

BMJ

Volumn 312, Issue 7032, 1996, Pages 676-677

  Strachan, David P ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007737866     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7032.676a     Document Type: Article

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