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Table of Content - Volume 1 Issue 2 - February 2016
Assessment of lung function among cotton mill workers
Ramchandra Nalawde1*, Vrushali R Nalawade2
{1Associate professor, Department of Medicine} {2Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology}
Prakash Institute of Medical Science and Research, Urun-Islampur, Sangli, Maharashtra, INDIA.
Email: drram_nalvade@yahoo.com
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