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Overview of biological mechanisms of human carcinogens

Nicholas BirkettSchool of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mustafa Al-ZoughoolDepartment of Community and Environmental Health, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Michael BirdMcLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Robert A. BaanInternational Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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Jan ZielinskiSchool of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Daniel KrewskiSchool of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada;Risk Sciences International, Ottawa, Canada
Pages 288-359 | Published online: 20 Oct 2019

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