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Airborne micro-organisirns and prevalence of byssinotic symptoms in cotton mills

F.F. CINKOTAI Department of Occupational Health, University of Manchester, England
,
M.G. LOCKWOOD Department of Occupational Health, University of Manchester, England
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R. RYLANDER Department of Environmental Hygiene, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Pages 554-559 | Published online: 04 Jun 2010

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