Agricultural Exposures and Cancer Trends in Developed Countries
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Agricultural exposures and cancer trends in developed countries.
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3431519