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A year-round investigation of indoor airborne fungi in Croatia

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|Jun 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-65-2014-2483 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 209 - 218
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2013
Accepted on: Apr 1, 2014
Published on: Jun 17, 2014
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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