AIR POLLUTION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
JAMAPublished 18 January 1964Open access
Robert E. Waller
Citations55
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score5.35
SNIP10.71
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In the best public health tradition, corrective action has overtaken research and, largely as a result of the Clean Air Act, 1956, much of the pollution from the burning of coal has been eliminated.
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