Occupational exposure to carcinogens: Benzene, pesticides and fibers (Review)
- Authors:
- Luca Falzone
- Andrea Marconi
- Carla Loreto
- Sabrina Franco
- Demetrios A. Spandidos
- Massimo Libra
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Affiliations: Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of General and Clinical Pathology and Oncology, University of Catania, I‑95124 Catania, Italy, Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I‑95124 Catania, Italy, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, I‑95124 Catania, Italy, Department of Medical, Surgical and Advanced Technology Sciences ‘G.F. Ingrassia’, University of Catania, I‑95124 Catania, Italy, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece - Published online on: October 3, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5791
- Pages: 4467-4474
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Copyright: © Falzone et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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