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Inhalation Toxicology
International Forum for Respiratory Research
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Research Article

Lung function changes in wildland firefighters working at prescribed burns

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Pages 835-841 | Received 11 Jun 2011, Accepted 23 Aug 2011, Published online: 31 Oct 2011

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