Diesel exhaust in the occupational setting: Current understanding of pulmonary health effects

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 767-779

  Comstock, M L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031741160     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-2712(18)30151-3     Document Type: Review

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