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Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of glyphosate exposure and risk of lymphohematopoietic cancers

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Pages 402-434 | Received 28 Nov 2013, Published online: 25 Mar 2016

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