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Departments: Case Study

Exposure to Airborne Methacrylates in Nail Salons

Maj-Len Henriks-Eckerman Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Work Environment Development, Turku, Finland
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Mika Korva Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Work Environment Development, Turku, Finland
Pages D146-D150 | Published online: 29 Jun 2012

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