Childhood Lymphohematopoietic Cancer Incidence and Hazardous Air Pollutants in Southeast Texas, 1995–2004
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Childhood Lymphohematopoietic Cancer Incidence and Hazardous Air Pollutants in Southeast Texas, 1995–2004
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11593