Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Workplace in Macedonia: Where Are We Now?
By: Jordan Minov, Jovanka KaradžInska-Bislimovska, Kristin Vasilevska, Snežana Risteska-Kuc and Sašo Stoleski
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-59-2008-1870 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 (formerly 0004-1254) | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian
Page range: 103 - 109
Published on: Jun 23, 2008
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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