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Anyanwu, E.C., Kanu, I. The role of urban forest in the protection of human environmental health in geographically-prone unpredictable hostile weather conditions. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 3, 197–201 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03325926
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