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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 6, 2009 - Issue 11
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Carrie A. Redlich MD, MPH Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
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Dhimiter Bello ScD, MSc Work Environment Department School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Mass.
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Susan R. Woskie PhD, CIH Work Environment Department School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Mass.
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Robert P. Streicher PhD Chemical Exposure and Monitoring Branch Division of Applied Research and Technology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Karroll Booth Bayer Material Science LLC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Barbara Cummings Bayer Material Science LLC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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William J. Karoly IH Consultant, Landenberg, Pa.
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Mark Spence Spence Consulting LLC, Midland, Mich.
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Sharon Mullins BASF Corporation, Wyandotte, Mich.
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William P. Robert BASF Corporation, Wyandotte, Mich.
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Fran Lichtenberg fwl communications, Fairfield, Conn.
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J. Banta School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif.
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Pages D82-D85 | Published online: 15 Sep 2009

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