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AIMS Public Health , 2017, 4(1): 47-61. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.1.47
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Energy, Transportation, Air Quality, Climate Change, Health Nexus: Sustainable Energy is Good for Our Health
1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
2 Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
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