Environmental and occupational interventions for primary prevention of cancer: a cross-sectorial policy framework.

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Published in Environ Health Perspect on February 05, 2013

Authors

Carolina Espina1, Miquel Porta, Joachim Schüz, Ildefonso Hernández Aguado, Robert V Percival, Carlos Dora, Terry Slevin, Julietta Rodriguez Guzman, Tim Meredith, Philip J Landrigan, Maria Neira

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland.

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