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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 41, 1986 - Issue 4
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A Study of Respiratory Effects from Exposure to 2 ppm Formaldehyde in Healthy Subjects

E. Neil Schachter M.D. Internal and Community Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Theodore J. Witek Jr. M.P.H. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Tarik Tosun M.S. J.B Pierce Foundation, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Brian P. Leaderer Ph.D. J.B Pierce Foundation, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Gerald J. Beck Ph.D. Biostatistics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Pages 229-239 | Accepted 04 Feb 1986, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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