Abstract:
:During the annual Ramazzini Days, the Mayor of Carpi confers the Ramazzini Award on scientists deemed by the Collegium Ramazzini to have made outstanding contributions to furthering the aims of Bernardino Ramazzini in safeguarding public health. Dr. Lorenzo Tomatis was the Ramazzini Award recipient in 2005, and the presentation of the award was a highlight of the Symposium. The Ramazzini Lecture given by Dr. Tomatis follows.
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Ann N Y Acad Scijournal_title
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciencesauthors
Tomatis Ldoi
10.1196/annals.1371.039subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-09-01 00:00:00pages
1-14eissn
0077-8923issn
1749-6632pii
1076/1/1journal_volume
1076pub_type
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