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An Evaluation of Charcoal Cloth as a Potential Field Monitor for the Efficacy of Chemical Protective Clothing

Jimmy L. Perkins University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA; University of Texas School of Public Health, MPH Program at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas, 78284, USA
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Keith Vescial University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA; Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine-Europe, Department of Army, Chievres, Belgium
Pages 362-366 | Published online: 25 Feb 2011

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