Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) and Other Wood Dusts

Asthma in the Workplace and Related Conditions: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 505-524

  Chan Yeung, Moira ^a   Malo, Jean Luc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 61549103297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3109/9780849374531-25     Document Type: Chapter

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