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Research Article

COMPARISON OF INFLAMMATORY ELEMENTS IN NASAL LAVAGE AND INDUCED SPUTUM FOLLOWING OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO MOLDY-BUILDING MICROBES

M. Purokivi Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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M.-R. Hirvonen Division of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
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M. Roponen Division of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
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J. Randell Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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M. Vahteristo Division of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
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H. Tukiainen Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Pages 653-662 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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