Health effects of personal care products

Nursing for Women's Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 392-401

  Russ, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 70350321970     PISSN: 17514851     EISSN: 1751486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-486X.2009.01457.x     Document Type: Article

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