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Exposure of firefighters to toxic air contaminants

AVRAM GOLD Kresge Center for Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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WM. A. BURGESS Kresge Center for Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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EDWARD V. CLOUGHERTY Boston Fire Department, Boston, MA
Pages 534-539 | Published online: 04 Jun 2010

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