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Prenatal, Early Life, and Childhood Exposure to Genotoxicants in the Living Environment

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 61 (2010): Issue 4 (December 2010)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-2065 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 (formerly 0004-1254) | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
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Published on: Dec 23, 2010
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Keywords:
child genotoxicology,
environmental exposure,
genome damage,
transplacental genotoxicology,
xenobiotics
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