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Dose-Response Relationships for Benzene: Human and Experimental Carcinogenicity Data

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Oncogene and Transgenics Correlates of Cancer Risk Assessments

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In two previous papers we have discussed problems related to dose-response relationships for benzene in animals and humans.1,2

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Parodi, S., Malacarne, D., Grilli, S., Colacci, A., Taningher, M. (1992). Dose-Response Relationships for Benzene: Human and Experimental Carcinogenicity Data. In: Zervos, C. (eds) Oncogene and Transgenics Correlates of Cancer Risk Assessments. NATO ASI Series, vol 232. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3056-5_20

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