Woodsmoke Source Apportionment and Home Infiltration Study in the Rural Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mark D. Gibson, Tony J. Ward, Amanda J. Wheeler, Judy R. Guernsey, Matt P. Seaboyer, Patrick Bazinet, Gavin H. King, Neil K. Brewster, James Kuchta, Ryan Potter, Dave M. Stieb Atlantic RURAL Centre, Community Health and Epidemiology, 5790 University Avenue, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 1V7. Center for Environmental Health Sciences, 32 Campus Drive Missoula, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA. 59812 Air Health Science Division, Health Canada, 269 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. K1A OK9 Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, 269 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. K1A OK9
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