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Ambient Air Quality and Cardiovascular Health

Translation of Environmental Research for Public Health and Clinical Care

Wayne E. Cascio and Thomas C. Long
North Carolina Medical Journal September 2018, 79 (5) 306-312; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.79.5.306
Wayne E. Cascio
director, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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Thomas C. Long
assistant director, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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