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Dermal Exposure and Urinary 1-Hydroxypyrene among Asphalt Roofing Workers

M. D. McClean Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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R. D. Rinehart Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, D.C., USA
,
A. Sapkota International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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J. M. Cavallari Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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R. F. Herrick Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 118-126 | Published online: 14 May 2007

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