Diazepam

IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans

Volumn 66, Issue , 1996, Pages 37-96

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ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARCINOGEN; DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL; CARCINOGEN TESTING; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; DIAZEPAM; HUMANS;

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