Mortality among ferrous foundry workers
β Scribed by M. Silverstein; N. Maizlish; R. Park
- Book ID
- 103241593
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4375
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