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Volatile Organic Compound Exposure of Suburban Elementary Students in Taiwan

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  1. Graduate Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan

    C.-Y. Peng

  2. Department of Environmental Engineering and Health, Yuanpei University, Hsin-Chu City, 300, Taiwan

    T.-S. Lin

  3. Department of Environmental Engineering and Health, Yuanpei University, 306 Yuan-Pei Street, Hsin-Chu City, 300, Taiwan

    T.-S. Lin

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Peng, CY., Lin, TS. Volatile Organic Compound Exposure of Suburban Elementary Students in Taiwan. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 78, 95–98 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9078-x

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