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. 2005 Sep 17;331(7517):634-5; discussion 636; author reply 636-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.634-a.

Childhood cancer and power lines: results do not support causal role for electromagnetic fields

Sarah J Hepworth, Richard G Feltbower, Roger C Parslow, Patricia A McKinney
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Childhood cancer and power lines: results do not support causal role for electromagnetic fields

Sarah J Hepworth et al. BMJ. .
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