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International Forum for Respiratory Research
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BIOPERSISTENCE OF SYNTHETIC MINERAL FIBERS AS A PREDICTOR OF CHRONIC INHALATION TOXICITY IN RATS

David M. Bernstein, Juan M. Riego Sintes, Bjarne Kjaer Ersboell, Joachim Kunert Consultant in Toxicology, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages 823-849 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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