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Comment
. 2015 May;123(5):A134.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.123-A134.

Air pollution and diabetes risk: assessing the evidence to date

Wendee Nicole
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Air pollution and diabetes risk: assessing the evidence to date

Wendee Nicole. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 May.
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Subclinical inflammation, which can be caused by exposure to particulate matter, is “a major driving force” behind diabetes. © Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
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