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. 1961 Jul;15(3):106–117. doi: 10.1136/jech.15.3.106

The Relation between Smoking Habits and Physique, Respiratory Symptoms, Ventilatory Function, and Radiological Pneumoconiosis amongst Coal Workers at Three Scottish Collieries

J R Ashford 1, Susannah Brown 1, D P Duffield 1, C S Smith 1, J W J Fay 1
PMCID: PMC1058828  PMID: 13862831

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