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  1. Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies, Faculty of Law, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia

    Diana M Bowman

  2. Institute for Environment and Energy Law, Faculty of Law, KU Leuven, Tiensestraat 41, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Diana M Bowman

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Bowman, D.M. Response. Bioethical Inquiry 6, 141–143 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-008-9126-1

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Keywords

  • Zinc Oxide
  • Nanoscale Material
  • Therapeutic Good Administration
  • Therapeutic Good
  • Viable Epidermis