Citation: Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger, Tyler Dahlberg, Kristen Kelly, Tiffany A. Moore Simas. Using Geographic Information Science to Explore Associations between Air Pollution, Environmental Amenities, and Preterm Births[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2015, 2(3): 469-486. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2015.3.469
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