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. 2014 Sep;122(9):A230-1.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.1408428R.

Meta-analysis of lung cancer risk from exposure to diesel exhaust: vermeulen et Al. Respond

Roel Vermeulen  1 , Lutzen Portengen, Debra T Silverman, Eric Garshick, Kyle Steenland
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Meta-analysis of lung cancer risk from exposure to diesel exhaust: vermeulen et Al. Respond

Roel Vermeulen et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Sep.
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Predicted exposure–response curve of cumulative elemental carbon (EC) and lung cancer risk using different lag-times based on a log-linear regression model using relative risk estimates from the three cohort studies.
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