Prevention of work-related cancers

New Solutions

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-156

  Lamontagne, Anthony D ^a   Christiani, David C ^a   Dunn, Mary Lee ^b  

^a UMASS Lowell ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

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EID: 3242884598     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/7LHN-3CDR-9CQR-2VQV     Document Type: Article

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