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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 4, 2007 - Issue 6
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Exposure-Response Analysis for Beryllium Sensitization and Chronic Beryllium Disease Among Workers in a Beryllium Metal Machining Plant

Amy K. Madl ChemRisk, Inc., San Francisco, California
,
Ken Unice ChemRisk, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Jay L. Brown ChemRisk, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Marc E. Kolanz Brush Wellman Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
&
Michael S. Kent Brush Wellman Inc., Elmore, Ohio
Pages 448-466 | Published online: 07 Nov 2007

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