Cosmetic products and their current European regulatory framework

Current Problems in Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-28

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COSMETIC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COSMETICS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS;

EID: 52949137367     PISSN: 14215721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000154179     Document Type: Article

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