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Editorial
. 2019 Jun;76(6):357-359.
doi: 10.1136/oemed-2018-105427. Epub 2019 Mar 30.

Let's take the heat out of the CKDu debate: more evidence is needed

Neil Pearce  1 , Ben Caplin  2
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Editorial

Let's take the heat out of the CKDu debate: more evidence is needed

Neil Pearce et al. Occup Environ Med. 2019 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: agriculture; epidemiology; kidney disease.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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