New insights on ‘old’ toxicants in occupational toxicology (Review)
- Authors:
- Chiara Costa
- Edoardo Miozzi
- Michele Teodoro
- Giusi Briguglio
- Venerando Rapisarda
- Concettina Fenga
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Affiliations: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Policlinico ‘G. Martino’, I‑98125 Messina, Italy, Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Odontoiatric, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Policlinico ‘G. Martino’, I‑98125 Messina, Italy, Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I‑95124 Catania, Italy - Published online on: March 24, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6374
- Pages: 3317-3322
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