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Comment
. 2017 Dec 1;171(12):1143-1144.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.3562.

Environmental Exposures, Telomere Length at Birth, and Disease Susceptibility in Later Life

Pam Factor-Litvak  1 , Ezra Susser  1   2 , Abraham Aviv  3
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Environmental Exposures, Telomere Length at Birth, and Disease Susceptibility in Later Life

Pam Factor-Litvak et al. JAMA Pediatr. .
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