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Original Article

Long-Term Intermittent Exposure to Sulfuric Acid Aerosol, Ozone, and Their Combination: Alterations in Tracheobronchial Mucociliary Clearance and Epithelial Secretory Cells

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Pages 505-534 | Received 17 Jul 1991, Accepted 12 Nov 1991, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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