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Comment
. 2013 Nov-Dec;121(11-12):A340.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.121-A340.

PFOA and cancer in a highly exposed community: new findings from the C8 science panel

Wendee Nicole
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PFOA and cancer in a highly exposed community: new findings from the C8 science panel

Wendee Nicole. Environ Health Perspect. 2013 Nov-Dec.
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