Problems in the assessment of health risks from low levels of indoor air pollutants

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 321-325

  Leslie, G B ^a,b  

^a Independent Consultant in Toxicology   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal toxicity; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0001392377     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326x9600500603     Document Type: Article

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