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Volumetric Assessment of Airborne Indoor and Outdoor Fungi at Poultry and Cattle Houses in the Mazandaran Province, Iran Cover

Volumetric Assessment of Airborne Indoor and Outdoor Fungi at Poultry and Cattle Houses in the Mazandaran Province, Iran

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 62 (2011): Issue 3 (September 2011)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-62-2011-2099 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 (formerly 0004-1254) | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
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Language: English, Croatian
Page range: 243 - 248
Published on: Oct 4, 2011
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Aspergillus,
Cladosporium,
occupational risk,
threshold levels,
yeast
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2011 Hatef Ajoudanifar, Mohammad Hedayati, Sabah Mayahi, Alireza Khosravi, Bita Mousavi, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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