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EFFECT OF LINER AND CORE MATERIALS OF PLASTERBOARD ON MICROBIAL GROWTH, SPORE-INDUCED INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES, AND CYTOTOXICITY IN MACROPHAGES

Timo Murtoniemi National Public Health Institute, Department of Environmental Health, Kuopio, Finland
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Aino Nevalainen National Public Health Institute, Department of Environmental Health, Kuopio, Finland
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Merja Suutari National Public Health Institute, Department of Environmental Health, Kuopio, Finland
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Maija-Riitta Hirvonen National Public Health Institute, Department of Environmental Health, Kuopio, Finland
Pages 1087-1101 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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