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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 44, 1989 - Issue 6
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Half-Life of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Occupationally Exposed Workers

Donald L. Phillips Ph.D. Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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Dr. Alexander B. Smith M.D. Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Centers for Disease Control, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Virlyn W. Burse M.G.A. Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Gregory K. Steele M.P.H. Indiana State Board of Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Larry L. Needham Ph.D. Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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W. Harry Hannon Ph.D. Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pages 351-354 | Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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