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Endotoxin Exposure Assessment in Wood-Processing Industry: Airborne Versus Settled Dust Levels

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|Jun 2010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-1996 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 161 - 166
Published on: Jun 25, 2010
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2010 Ivana Pipinić, Veda Varnai, Ružica Lučić, Ankica Čavlović, Ljerka Prester, Tatjana Orct, Jelena Macan, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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