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Exposure of Firefighters to Particulates and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

C. Stuart BaxterDepartment of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OhioCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joseph D. HoffmanDepartment of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Michael J. KnippDepartment of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Tiina ReponenDepartment of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Erin N. HaynesDepartment of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Pages D85-D91 | Published online: 05 Jun 2014

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