Worker exposures to airborne dust, endotoxin and beta(1,3)-glucan in two New Zealand sawmills.

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Published in Am J Ind Med on October 01, 2000

Authors

J Douwes1, D McLean, E van der Maarl, D Heederik, N Pearce

Author Affiliations

1: Wellington Asthma Research Group, Wellington School of Medicine, New Zealand. jeroen@wnmeds.ac.nz

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