Letter to the Editor (July 28, 2017) concerning the paper “Mortality for chronic-degenerative diseases in Tuscany: Ecological study comparing neighboring areas with substantial difference in environmental pollution”

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Refers to: Marabotti C, Piaggi P, Scarsi P, Venturini E, Cecchi R, Pingitore A. Mortality for chronic-degenerative diseases in Tuscany: Ecological study comparing neighboring areas with substantial differences in environmental pollution. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2017;30(4):641–53, https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00972. Referred to by: Marabotti C, Piaggi P, Scarsi P, Venturini E, Cecchi R, Pingitore A. Authors’ response (August 21, 2017) to the letter to the Editor concerning the paper “Mortality for chronic-degenerative diseases in Tuscany: Ecological study comparing neighboring areas with substantial difference in environmental pollution”. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(4):547–9, https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01255.

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Elisabetta Chellini, Andrea Martini, Lucia Giovannetti, Alessandro Barchielli

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  • DOI 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01246
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Elisabetta Chellini, Andrea Martini, Lucia Giovannetti, Alessandro Barchielli (2018). Letter to the Editor (July 28, 2017) concerning the paper “Mortality for chronic-degenerative diseases in Tuscany: Ecological study comparing neighboring areas with substantial difference in environmental pollution”. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 31(4), 543-546. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-359633