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Research Article

HUMAN LUNG MORPHOLOGY MODELS FOR PARTICLE DEPOSITION STUDIES

Ted B. Martonen Department of Nuclear Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Jeffry D. Schroeter Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Dongming Hwang Microelectronics Division, IBM Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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John S. Fleming Experimental Toxicology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA; University Department of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Joy H. Conway Department of Nuclear Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
Pages 109-121 | Received 01 Sep 2001, Accepted 01 Sep 2001, Published online: 01 Sep 2001

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