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03-02-2021 | Letter to the Editor

Questions and Comments about the Methodology and Conclusions in ‘Comparative Room Burn Study of Furnished Rooms from the United Kingdom, France and the United States’, by Blais et al. 2019

Authors: Vytenis Babrauskas, Kathryn M. Rodgers, Donald Lucas, Rebecca Fuoco

Published in: Fire Technology | Issue 2/2021

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Title: Questions and Comments about the Methodology and Conclusions in ‘Comparative Room Burn Study of Furnished Rooms from the United Kingdom, France and the United States’, by Blais et al. 2019
Authors: Vytenis Babrauskas
Kathryn M. Rodgers
Donald Lucas
Rebecca Fuoco
Publication date: 03-02-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Fire Technology / Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0015-2684
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8099
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-020-01087-6

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