Industrial carcinogens: A need for action

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 257-262

  Clapp, Richard ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 77949409321     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2009.24.4.257     Document Type: Review

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