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    Schramm, P.J. (2013). Human Health and Climate Change in the Southeast USA. In: Ingram, K.T., Dow, K., Carter, L., Anderson, J. (eds) Climate of the Southeast United States. NCA Regional Input Reports. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-509-0_3

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