Retirements of Coal and Oil Power Plants in California: Association With Reduced Preterm Birth Among Populations Nearby

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  American Journal of Epidemiology

• Publication date

  2018-08-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/aje/kwy110PMID 29796613PMCID PMC6070091
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