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. 2004 Apr;61(4):e12. doi: 10.1136/oem.2003.008375

Biomarkers of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from environmental air pollution

G Castano-Vinyals, A D'Errico, N Malats, M Kogevinas
PMCID: PMC1740739  PMID: 15031403

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