Occupational health risks of glutaraldehyde - A review

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-31

  Rastogi, Subodh K ^a   Pangtey, Balram S ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 0031975964     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089583798197853     Document Type: Review

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