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International Forum for Respiratory Research
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Research Article

Application of End-Exhaled Breath Monitoring to Assess Carbon Monoxide Exposures of Wildland Firefighters at Prescribed Burns

Kevin H. DunnNational Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Isabelle DevauxNational Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Allison StockNational Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Luke P. NaeherDepartment of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 55-61 | Received 05 Mar 2008, Accepted 15 May 2008, Published online: 01 Jan 2009

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