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Comment
. 2012 Feb;41(1):74-8.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyr225. Epub 2012 Jan 23.

Commentary: The seven plagues of epigenetic epidemiology

Bastiaan T Heijmans  1 , Jonathan Mill
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Commentary: The seven plagues of epigenetic epidemiology

Bastiaan T Heijmans et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Feb.
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