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Comment
. 2014 Oct;122(10):A282.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.122-A282.

Zeroing in on a risk factor? PBDE exposure and acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Tanya Tillett  1
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Zeroing in on a risk factor? PBDE exposure and acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Tanya Tillett. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Oct.
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