Clinical awareness of occupation-related toxic exposure

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 723-728

  Trasande, Leonardo ^a  

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EID: 77951621312     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.ccas3-0611     Document Type: Article

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