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Original Article

Assessment of Environmental and Domestic Exposure to Tremolite in New Caledonia

Danièle Luce National Institute of Health and Medical Research Saint-Maurice, France
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Marie-Annick Billon-Galland Laboratory of Inhaled Particles Research Paris, France
,
Isabelle Bugel National Institute of Health and Medical Research Saint-Maurice, France
,
Paquerette Goldberg National Institute of Health and Medical Research Saint-Maurice, France
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Christine Salomon National Institute of Health and Medical Research Saint-Maurice, France
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Joëlle Févotte University Institute of Occupational Health Paris, France
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Marcel Goldberg National Institute of Health and Medical Research Saint-Maurice, France
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Pages 91-100 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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