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Comment
. 2005 Sep 17;331(7517):635; discussion 636; author reply 636-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.635-a.

Childhood cancer and power lines: study had important omissions

Roger W Coghill
Comment

Childhood cancer and power lines: study had important omissions

Roger W Coghill. BMJ. .
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