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Use of Tests of Pulmonary Function to Measure Effects of Air Pollutants

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Measurement of Risks

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This conference is concerned with the measurement of risks. I would like to restrict my comments to the use of tests of pulmonary function to assess the risks associated with air pollutants.

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  1. Harvard School of Public Health and The Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    B. G. Ferris Jr., F. E. Speizer & J. H. Ware

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  1. The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA

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Ferris, B.G., Speizer, F.E., Ware, J.H. (1981). Use of Tests of Pulmonary Function to Measure Effects of Air Pollutants. In: Berg, G.G., Maillie, H.D. (eds) Measurement of Risks. Environmental Science Research, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4052-2_11

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