Carcinogenicity of gasoline: A review of epidemiological evidence

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 837, Issue , 1997, Pages 53-76

  Dement, John M ^a   Hensley, Lisa ^a   Gitelman, Amy ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE;

CARCINOGENICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LEUKEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

EID: 0031587523     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb56864.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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