A method for assessing occupational pesticide exposures of farmworkers
β Scribed by Patricia A. Stewart; Jacqueline K. Prince; Joanne S. Colt; Mary H. Ward
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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