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. 2001 Dec 8;323(7325):1365.

Risk of adverse birth outcomes near landfill sites. Evidence suggests that it is probably safe for fetuses to develop near landfill sites

H Irvine, H Burns
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Risk of adverse birth outcomes near landfill sites. Evidence suggests that it is probably safe for fetuses to develop near landfill sites

H Irvine et al. BMJ. .
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