2-Ethyl-1-hexanol in Indoor Air as a Possible Cause of Sick Building Symptoms
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Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya City Public Health Research Institute, Department of Medical Technology, Nagoya University School of Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Dermatology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine and Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan
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