Development and Performance Evaluation of an Exhaled-Breath Bioaerosol Collector for Influenza Virus

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 444-451

  McDevitt, James J ^a   Koutrakis, Petros ^a   Ferguson, Stephen T ^a   Wolfson, Jack M ^a   Fabian, M Patricia ^a   Martins, Marco ^a   Pantelic, Jovan ^a   Milton, Donald K ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 85012453985     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2012.762973     Document Type: Article

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