Pulmonary retention and distribution of inhaled chromium: Effects of particle solubility and coexposure to ozone

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 843-866

  Cohen, Mitchell D ^a   Zelikoff, Judith T ^a   Chen, Lung Chi ^a   Schlesinger, Richard B ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0030732737     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089583797197917     Document Type: Article

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