Toxicology of Fire and Smoke 1

Inhalation Toxicology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 205-228

  Levin, Barbara C ^a   Kuligowski, Erica D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420037302-15     Document Type: Chapter

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