Toenail Metal Concentration as a Biomarker of Occupational Welding Fume Exposure
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1545-9624,1545-9632
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2013.875182