DNA damage in Pakistani agricultural workers exposed to mixture of pesticides
β Scribed by Javed A. Bhalli; Tayyaba Ali; M.R. Asi; Zafar M. Khalid; Marcello Ceppi; Qaiser M. Khan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0893-6692
- DOI
- 10.1002/em.20435
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