DNA damage in Pakistani pesticide-manufacturing workers assayed using the Comet assay
β Scribed by Javed A. Bhalli; Q.M. Khan; A. Nasim
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0893-6692
- DOI
- 10.1002/em.20232
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