Using time series studies to unravel the short-term health effects of particulate matter air pollution in Eastern Mediterranean Region.

East Mediterr Health J

Healthier Populations Department, World Health Organization Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean, Amman, Jordan.

Published: March 2025


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