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. 2014 Mar;104(3):e1.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301756. Epub 2014 Jan 16.

Chronic kidney disease among agricultural workers in Central America

William Ventres  1
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Chronic kidney disease among agricultural workers in Central America

William Ventres. Am J Public Health. 2014 Mar.
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  • Wesseling et al. respond.
    Wesseling C, Crowe J, Hogstedt C, Jakobsson K, Lucas R, Wegman DH. Wesseling C, et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Mar;104(3):e1-2. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301803. Epub 2014 Jan 16. Am J Public Health. 2014. PMID: 24432933 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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