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Health, as used in this chapter, is defined not in the commonly used sense of &3x2018;good health&3x2019;, but rather by the definition of the World Health Organization: Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
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Masters, R.L. (1971). Air Pollution - Human Health Effects. In: McCormac, B. (eds) Introduction to the Scientific Study of Atmospheric Pollution. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3137-0_4
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