Cancer incidence and mortality among temporary maintenance workers in a refinery/petrochemical complex in Korea
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1077-3525,2049-3967
DOI: 10.1179/2049396714y.0000000059