Cancer mortality among Chinese chrysotile asbestos textile workers
β Scribed by Wang, X.R.; Yu, I.T.S.; Qiu, H.; Wang, M.Z.; Lan, Y.J.; Tse, L.Y.; Yano, E.; Christiani, D.C.
- Book ID
- 119320648
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 199 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-5002
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