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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 6, 2009 - Issue 10
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Performance of an N95 Filtering Facepiece Particulate Respirator and a Surgical Mask During Human Breathing: Two Pathways for Particle Penetration

Sergey A. Grinshpun Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Hiroki Haruta Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Koken Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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Robert M. Eninger Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Tiina Reponen Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Roy T. McKay Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Shu-An Lee Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, Feng Chia University, Taiwan, Republic of China
Pages 593-603 | Published online: 22 Jul 2010

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