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Occupational Hygiene Around the World: Exposure to Dust and α-Amylase in Bakeries

Anneli Jauhiainen Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 93, FIN-70701, Kuopio, Finland
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Kyösti Louhelainen Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 93, FIN-70701, Kuopio, Finland
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Markku Linnainmaa Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 93, FIN-70701, Kuopio, Finland
Pages 721-725 | Received 03 Sep 1992, Accepted 20 Jan 1993, Published online: 24 Feb 2011

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