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Book Title: Chemical Contamination And Its Victims: Medical Remedies, Le...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Arlene Katzman, David w. Schnare
Publication Name: Chemical Contamination and Its Victims : Medical Remedies, Legal Redress, and Public Policy
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: ABC-Clio, LLC, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 1989
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 186 Pages
