Exposure Assessment of Ethyl Carbamate in Alcoholic Beverages
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Ha Mi-Sun
(Division of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Konkuk University)
Kwon Ki-Sung (Korea Food & Drug Administration) Kim Mee-Hye (Korea Food & Drug Administration) Park Hee-Ra (Korea Food & Drug Administration) Hu Soo-Jung (Korea Food & Drug Administration) Lee Hyo-Min (Korea Food & Drug Administration) Kim Kyung-Mi (Division of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Konkuk University) Ko Eun-Jung (Division of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Konkuk University) Ha Sang-Do (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University) Bae Dong-Ho (Division of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Konkuk University) |
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