Epidemiologic approaches to risk assessment

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 593-601

  Stayner, Leslie ^a   Smith, Randall J ^a   Gilbert, Steve ^a   Bailer, A John ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032864337     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089583799197005     Document Type: Article

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