Τόμος 1 (1983) – Τεύχος 3 – Άρθρο 4 – Επιθεώρηση Κλινικής Φαρμακολογίας και Φαρμακοκινητικής-Ελληνική Έκδοση – Volume 1 (1983) – Issue 3 – Article 4 – Epitheorese Klinikes Farmakologias και Farmakokinetikes-Greek Edition

The scientific basis for the screening of environmental carcinogens

Κέντρο Βιολογικών Ερευνών, Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών

Kyriacos Athanasiou

Biological Research Center, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vas. Constantinou Ave, Athens Greece

Athanasiou, Κ.: The scientific basis for the screening of environmental carcinogens, Epitheorese Klin. Farmakol. Farmakokinet. 3: 207-218 (1983)

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