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. 1992 Sep;49(9):606–614. doi: 10.1136/oem.49.9.606

Low dose exposure to natural and man made fibres and the risk of cancer: towards a collaborative European epidemiology. Report of a workshop held in Paris , 10-12 June, 1991.

A J Valleron, J Bignon, J M Hughes, T W Hesterberg, T Schneider, G J Burdett, P Brochard, D Hémon
PMCID: PMC1039304  PMID: 1390265

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