Letter to the Editor

Considering an Approach for Assessing the Relevance of Tattoo-associated Health Risk from an Overall Toxicological Perspective

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KWON Y, LEE DG. Considering an Approach for Assessing the Relevance of Tattoo-associated Health Risk from an Overall Toxicological Perspective. Iran J Public Health. 2018;47(5):755-756.