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Dust sampling methods for endotoxin - an essential, but underestimated issue

2005; Wiley; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00392.x

1600-0668

Anne Hyvärinen, Marjut Roponen, Pekka Tiittanen, Sirpa Laitinen, Aino Nevalainen, Juha Pekkanen,

Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

Indoor AirVolume 16, Issue 1 p. 20-27 Dust sampling methods for endotoxin – an essential, but underestimated issue A. Hyvärinen, A. Hyvärinen Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, KuopioSearch for more papers by this authorM. Roponen, M. Roponen Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, KuopioSearch for more papers by this authorP. Tiittanen, P. Tiittanen Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, KuopioSearch for more papers by this authorS. Laitinen, S. Laitinen Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Kuopio, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorA. Nevalainen, A. Nevalainen Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, KuopioSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Pekkanen, J. Pekkanen Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, KuopioSearch for more papers by this author A. Hyvärinen, A. Hyvärinen Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, KuopioSearch for more papers by this authorM. Roponen, M. Roponen Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, KuopioSearch for more papers by this authorP. Tiittanen, P. Tiittanen Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, KuopioSearch for more papers by this authorS. Laitinen, S. Laitinen Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Kuopio, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorA. Nevalainen, A. Nevalainen Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, KuopioSearch for more papers by this authorJ. Pekkanen, J. Pekkanen Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, KuopioSearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 December 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00392.xCitations: 42 A. 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