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Screening for chronic beryllium disease using beryllium specific lymphocyte proliferation testing

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  1. Markham Occupational Health Services, Bay Village, Ohio, USA

    Thomas N. Markham

  2. Brush Wellman, Inc., 17876 St. Clair Avenue, 44110, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Thomas N. Markham

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Markham, T.N. Screening for chronic beryllium disease using beryllium specific lymphocyte proliferation testing. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 68, 405–407 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377860

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