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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 46, 1991 - Issue 1
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A Two-Year Study of Microbiological Indoor Air Quality in a New Apartment

Janet M. Macher Sc.D., M.P.H. California Indoor Air Quality Program, Air & Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley, California, USA
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Fan-Yen Huang M.S. California Indoor Air Quality Program, Air & Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley, California, USA
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Martha Flores Microbial Diseases Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley, California, USA
Pages 25-29 | Received 23 Mar 1990, Accepted 07 Aug 1990, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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