Diesel exhaust exposure and lung cancer risk
β Scribed by Boffetta, P.; E. Harris, R.; L. Wynder, E.
- Book ID
- 123391581
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 655 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0232-1513
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