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Silica Exposure Assessment in a Mortality Study of Vermont Granite Workers

Dave K. Verma Program in Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Pamela M. Vacek Department of Medical Biostatistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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Karen des Tombe Program in Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Murray Finkelstein Program in Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Barbara Branch Department of Medical Biostatistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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Graham W. Gibbs Safety Health Environment International Consultants Corp., Devon, Alberta, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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William G. Graham Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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Pages 71-79 | Published online: 10 Jan 2011

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