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The use and interpretation of biomarkers of environmental genotoxicity in humans

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Albertini, R.J. The use and interpretation of biomarkers of environmental genotoxicity in humans. Biotherapy 11, 155–167 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007990300835

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