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Diurnal temperature range may be the risk factor for respiratory tract infections among the elderly in Guangzhou, China

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  1. Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510440, China

    Tiegang Li, Zhicong Yang & Ming Wang

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Li, T., Yang, Z. & Wang, M. Diurnal temperature range may be the risk factor for respiratory tract infections among the elderly in Guangzhou, China. Int J Biometeorol 58, 309–310 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-013-0734-z

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