A case study of pseudo-Science in occupational medicine

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Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-189

  Hansson, Sven Ove ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 29244489723     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TX3L-B6DC-2R6K-J7XK     Document Type: Article

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