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Information, Avoidance Behavior, and Health

The Effect of Ozone on Asthma Hospitalizations

Matthew Neidell
Journal of Human Resources, March 2009, 44 (2) 450-478; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.44.2.450
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