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Mitigation and Prevention of Exertional Heat Stress in Firefighters: A Review of Cooling Strategies for Structural Firefighting and Hazardous Materials Responders

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Pages 241-260 | Received 03 Oct 2012, Accepted 03 Oct 2012, Published online: 04 Feb 2013

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