Increased Respiratory Disease Mortality at a Microwave Popcorn Production Facility with Worker Risk of Bronchiolitis Obliterans

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Cara N. Halldin ,

* E-mail: vgx5@cdc.gov

Affiliations Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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Eva Suarthana,

Affiliations Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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Kathleen B. Fedan,

Affiliation Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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Yi-Chun Lo,

Affiliations Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
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George Turabelidze,

Affiliation Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
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Kathleen Kreiss

Affiliation Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
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