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Comment
. 2014 Oct;122(10):A280.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.122-A280.

Pesticides and autism spectrum disorders: new findings from the CHARGE study

David C Holzman  1
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Pesticides and autism spectrum disorders: new findings from the CHARGE study

David C Holzman. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Oct.
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