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Inhalation Toxicology
International Forum for Respiratory Research
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Letter to the Editors

Comments on Dodson et al., A Technical Comparison of Evaluating Asbestos Concentration by Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy (ATEM) as Illustrated from Data Generated from a Case Report

Victor L. Roggli Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
,
Thomas A. Sporn Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
&
Kelly J. Butnor Department of Pathology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
Pages 1113-1114 | Published online: 24 Oct 2008

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