Initial attempts to profile health effects with types of exposures in Anniston, Alabama

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-195

  Carpenter, David O ^a   Morris, Debra L ^b   Legator, Marvin ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health effects; Inhalation; Monsanto; PCBs

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

UNITED STATES;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0037682103     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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