Finding toxicological information: An approach for occupational health professionals

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Laamanen, Irja ^a   Verbeek, Jos ^a,b   Franco, Giuliano ^c   Lehtola, Marika ^b   Luotamo, Marita ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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EID: 52349104305     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-3-18     Document Type: Article

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