PAH exposure in a Ghanaian population at high risk for aflatoxicosis
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Submitted by jollyp on Tue, 10/08/2013 10:39am Title PAH exposure in a Ghanaian population at high risk for aflatoxicosis. Publication Type Journal Article Year of Publication 2009 Authors Johnson, NM, Afriyie-Gyawu, E, Huebner, H, Marroquin-Cardona, A, Robinson, A, Tang, L, Xu, L , Ankrah, N-A, Ofori-Adjei, D, Jolly, P, Williams, JH, Wang, J-S, Phillips, TD Journal Sci Total Environ Volume 407 Issue 6 Pagination 1886-91 Date Published 2009 Mar 1 ISSN 0048-9697
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