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Original Articles

Exposure assessment and risk characterisation of ethyl carbamate from Korean traditional fermented rice wine, Takju and Yakju

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Pages 207-214 | Received 01 Sep 2015, Accepted 08 Nov 2015, Published online: 21 Jan 2016

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