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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 42, 1987 - Issue 6
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Mortality of Workers Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls—An Update

David P. Brown M.P.H. Industrywide Studies Branch, Division of Surveillance Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Centers for Disease Control U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Pages 333-339 | Received 13 Mar 1986, Accepted 21 Jul 1987, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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