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. 2004 Jan;15(1):11-2.
doi: 10.1155/2004/109051.

Residential water heater temperature: 49 or 60 degrees Celsius?

Benoît Lévesque  1 , Michel Lavoie, Jean Joly
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Residential water heater temperature: 49 or 60 degrees Celsius?

Benoît Lévesque et al. Can J Infect Dis. 2004 Jan.
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