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Research Article

EFFECTS OF AEROSOLS FROM NONTOXIC Stachybotrys chartarum ON MURINE AIRWAYS

A. Korpi Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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J.-P. Kasanen Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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P. Raunio Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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V.-M. Kosma Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Kuopio, and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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T. Virtanen Department of Clinical Microbiology, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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A.-L. Pasanen Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
Pages 521-540 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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