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Science 28 March 2003:
Vol. 299. no. 5615, pp. 2022 - 2023
DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5615.2022
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Dr. Doom's Gruesome House Calls

Erik Stokstad

Determining exactly how victims perish in a volcanic eruption can lead to improved protection for volcanologists and others who must enter a danger zone and can even give them a shot at survival if caught in an eruption. Peter Baxter's insights may help protect people from the bodily threat of eruptions as well as the potential long-term health effects of ashes and gas.

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