Biomonitoring exposures to carcinogens

Biomarkers in Toxicology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 785-798

  Pavanello, Sofia ^a   Lotti, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Carcinogens; Effects; Environment wide association study; Exposome; Exposures; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902216767     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-404630-6.00047-6     Document Type: Chapter

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