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Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Among Highway Toll Station Workers in Taipei: Direct and Indirect Exposure Assessment

Ching-Huang Lai Health National Defence Medical Center Taipei, Taiwan
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Saou-Hsing Liou Health National Defence Medical Center Taipei, Taiwan
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Tung-Sheng Shih Council of Labour Affairs Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Taipei, Taiwan
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Perng-Jy Tsai National Cheng Kung University Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Tainan, Taiwan
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Hsiao-Lung Chen National Cheng Kung University Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Tainan, Taiwan
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Yue-Cune Chang Tamkang University Department of Mathematics Tamsui, Taiwan
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Timothy J. Buckley Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Environment Health Sciences Baltimore, Maryland
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Paul Strickland Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Environment Health Sciences Baltimore, Maryland
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Jouni J. K. Jaakkola University of Birmingham Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Pages 138-148 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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