Response to Comments on Zheng et al. “Association between Promoter Methylation of Gene ERCC3 and Benzene Hematotoxicity” Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 1393
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Xing, C.; Zheng, M. Response to Comments on Zheng et al. “Association between Promoter Methylation of Gene ERCC3 and Benzene Hematotoxicity” Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 1393. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 1529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121529
Xing C, Zheng M. Response to Comments on Zheng et al. “Association between Promoter Methylation of Gene ERCC3 and Benzene Hematotoxicity” Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 1393. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14(12):1529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121529
Chicago/Turabian StyleXing, Caihong, and Min Zheng. 2017. "Response to Comments on Zheng et al. “Association between Promoter Methylation of Gene ERCC3 and Benzene Hematotoxicity” Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 1393" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 12: 1529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121529