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Comment
. 2007 Dec;64(12):790-1.
doi: 10.1136/oem.2007.032987.

Occupational exposures to magnetic fields and neurodegenerative disease risks

H Checkoway  1
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Comment

Occupational exposures to magnetic fields and neurodegenerative disease risks

H Checkoway. Occup Environ Med. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

Commentary on the paper by Sorahan and Kheifets (see page 820)

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Competing interests: None declared.

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