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Reproducibility of Survey Results from a Study of Occupation-Related Respiratory Health in the Aluminum Industry

Jill F. Ikin Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Lin Fritschi Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Malcolm R. Sim Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Pages 774-782 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010

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