Problems with IARC's 'expert' working groups

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1728-1729

  Mclaughlin, Joseph K ^a   Boffetta, Paolo ^b,c   La vecchia, Carlo ^d,e   Lipworth, Loren ^a   Blot, William J ^a   Tarone, Robert E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ELEPHANT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST;

EID: 83455230981     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr158     Document Type: Article

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