Petroleum Distillate Solvents as Risk Factors for Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease (UCTD)
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Petroleum distillate solvents as risk factors for undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD).
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0002-9262,1476-6256
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009885