Mesothelioma in Connecticut, 1955-1977. Occupational and geographic associations.

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• Publication year

  1983

• Venue

  Journal of Occupational Medicine

• Publication date

  1983-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1097/00043764-198310000-00015PMID 6631560
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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