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The impact of indoor air quality on respiratory health of older people living in nursing homes: spirometric and exhaled breath condensate assessments

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Pages 1153-1158 | Received 27 Dec 2018, Accepted 23 Jun 2019, Published online: 05 Jul 2019

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