Interpretation and use of occupational exposure limits for chronic disease agents.
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Copyright 2007 Exposure Assessment Solutions, Inc. 1 Originally published as Hewett, P.: Interpretation and Use of Occupational Exposure Limits for Chronic Disease Agents. in Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 11(3) July-Sept (1996). This version differs slightly from the original version in that the text was slightly reorganized, original text was restored, original figures were replaced, and occasional notes inserted on changes in the various governmental and authoritative exposure limits.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Occupational medicine
دوره 11 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996