A comparison of methods of determining and predicting the pathogenicity of mineral fibers

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 747-770

  Davis, J M G ^a   Brown, D M ^a   Cullen, R T ^a   Donaldson, K ^a,b   Jones, A D ^a   Miller, B G ^a   McIntosh, C ^a   Searl, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030456758     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958379608995209     Document Type: Article

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