Light Pollution, a World Problem

authors:

avatar Alireza Khorram 1 , avatar Maryam Yusefi 2 , * , avatar Samaneh Keykha 1

Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
Msc of Environmental Science, University of Birjand, IR Iran

how to cite: Khorram A, Yusefi M, Keykha S. Light Pollution, a World Problem. Health Scope. 2014;3(4):e24065. https://doi.org/10.17795/jhealthscope-24065.

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