Environmental exposure to N-nitroso compounds (NNOC) and precursors: An overview

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 11-18

  Bartsch, H ^a   Spiegelhalder, B ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROSO DERIVATIVE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030443553     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199609000-00003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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