Epidemiologic study of cancer mortality among Israeli asphalt workers
β Scribed by Judith Shaham; Yael Knecht; Igor Burstyn; Hans Kromhout; Gilles Ferro; Timo Partanen; Paolo Boffetta
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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