Lack of concordance between reported lung-cancer risk levels and occupation-specific diesel-exhaust exposure

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 199-208

  Valberg, Peter A ^a,b   Watson, Ann Y ^a,b  

^a Cambridge Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0033965409     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089583700196509     Document Type: Article

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