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Original Articles

Assessment of Exposure to PACs in Asphalt Workers: Measurement of Urinary PACs and their Metabolites with an ELISA Kit

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Pages 270-285 | Received 07 Mar 2011, Accepted 08 Jul 2011, Published online: 31 Aug 2011

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