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Water Nitrates and CNS Birth Defects: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

Tye E. Arbuckle M.Sc. Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Gregory J. Sherman Ph.D. Non-Communicable Disease Division, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa
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Paul N. Corey Ph.D. Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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David Walters M.D., Ph.D. New Brunswick Department of Health Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Belinda Lo M.Sc. Monitoring and Criteria Division Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa
Pages 162-167 | Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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