OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LUNG DISEASE IN MINNESOTA MINERS

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. February 2014. Major: Environmental Health. Advisor: Bruce Alexander, Ph.D. 1 computer file (PDF); vii, 108 pages.

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